Failed narrative to a new party, women scheme to bad poll management identified as some reasons as BJP holds on to 33.2% vote share, figures far behind

JMM’s voter share was lesser than BJP’s. While the Hemant Soren-led party managed to get 23.44 per cent of the total votes polled, the saffron party bagged a considerably higher 33.18 per cent share

Jharkhand's JMM, led by power couple Hemant and Kalpana Soren, secured a second consecutive term. Despite challenges, the Sorens mobilized tribal sentiment and countered anti-incumbency.