JMM Leader Resigns Over Mayoral Candidate Choice in Hazaribag
A senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha functionary, Sarfaraz Ahmed, resigned from the party after it backed another candidate for Hazaribag Municipal Corporation mayor. Ahmed, the district president of JMM's minority wing and a veteran worker, expressed his intention to contest the mayoral polls independently. Eight candidates are vying for the position in the non-party-line civic elections.