Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren thanked the people of the state for the INDIA bloc’s strong performance in the assembly polls, stating it passed the “exam of democracy.” The coalition, including JMM, Congress, RJD, and CPIM(L) Liberation, is poised for a decisive victory, having won 31 seats and leading in 24 others. Soren won Barhait by 39,791 votes.