The counting of votes for 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats is underway and initial trends show that the Bhartiya Janata Party is leading the JMM, Congress and RJD combine. Meanwhile, sources said that the BJP has reached out to AJSU’s Sudesh Mahto and JVM’s Babulal Marandi. Reports are also coming that senior BJP leader and in charge for Vidhan Sabha polls in Jharkhand, Om Prakash Mathur, - who is in the state capital – is trying to negotiate with these political parties.
