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“We have no information about him as of now,” state BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo told TOI. A senior JMM leader kept the guessing game going. BJP picked Hemlal Murmu , a JMM turncoat who joined the BJP in 2014, for Rajmahal seat. Pandey’s associates said he is also talking to JMM leadership.Marandi could not be contacted over phone on Friday. JMM’s Vijay Kumar Hansdak is the outgoing Rajmahal MP.Giridih’s outgoing BJP MP Ravindra Kumar Pandey recently visited the AICC headquarters in New Delhi after BJP left the seat to Ajsu-P.
“He contacted our senior leaders in New Delhi,” a Congress leader here said..