Ghatshila By-election 2025: Champai showed his influence by getting ticket for his son, now the challenge is to make him win – champai sorens son to contest ghatshila bypoll bjps strategy

Updated: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:17 (IST) BJP has maintained the prominence of Champai Soren’s son Babulal by giving him a ticket in the Ghatshila by-election. Continuing the ideology of BJP, Champai Soren raised the issue of Bangladeshi infiltration in the tribal community. Madhu Koda’s wife Geeta Koda was also given responsibility in the party in Kolhan. BJP promotes nepotism an example of which is Babulal Soren getting the ticket. Champai Soren. State Bureau, Ranchi. BJP has retained the prominence of former Chief Minister Champai Soren’s son Babulal Soren by making him its candidate for the Ghatshila Assembly by-election. Last year, before the assembly elections, Champai Soren quit JMM and joined BJP. At that time, BJP also gave a ticket to his son from Ghatshila. Remove Advertisement Only Read News Champai Soren saved his seat but could not let his son win. When BJP was given the mandate to go into opposition in the election, Champai Soren started to strengthen the ideological line of BJP in tribal politics. From Sahibganj to Chaibasa, during the past year, Champai Soren has continuously raised the issue of threat to the tribal community due to occupation by Bangladeshi infiltrators. Also in Kolhan, Geeta Koda, wife of former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was also fielded by the BJP in the Lok Sabha and the Assembly elections. After the defeat in both the elections, the Koda couple engages in normal political activities, but Champai Soren actively works on the BJP line. This is the reason BJP again showed generosity by giving ticket to his son in place of his old cadre from Ghatshila. Bharatiya Janata Party, which is generous in giving tickets to family members, also gave a rally ticket to Meera Munda, wife of former chief minister Arjun Munda in Kolhan. Although he could not win. Similarly, the party has given ticket to Purnima Sahu, daughter-in-law of former chief minister Raghuvar Das. Contesting the election for the first time, Purnima led the party to victory from there. Madhu Koda’s wife Geeta Koda contested the election twice after joining the BJP from the Congress. Currently, he holds the responsibility of state spokesperson in BJP, while Madhu Koda has been made the star campaigner by the party for Ghatshila by-election.