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"The major challenge the BJP is currently facing in Jharkhand is consolidating votes from the lower economic classes.

Due to schemes like the Mukhya Mantri Maiya Samman Yojana (which has influenced female voters) and the emergence of a new player in the coal mining belt, Jairam Mahato, the contest has become increasingly close and intense.

So the worry for the BJP is not that it is not gaining on tribal votes. It is that it needs to consolidate the votes of lower economic classes in Jharkhand's non-tribal seats sufficiently to secure victory in the elections," says Suyash Jha in this episode of What This Means with Diksha Yadav.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The growing importance of women voters in Jharkhand polls
• Narratives on the ground
• The illegal Bangladeshi infiltration and the Christian conversion issue
• The Jairam Mahato factor, INDI Alliance vs NDA, and more!

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