Hazaribag Mayor Race Heats Up: BJP Leaders Clash as Nominations Flood In

Hazaribag: The contest for the mayor’s post in Hazaribag has become interesting as two BJP leaders have filed nomination to contest mayor post.Even as the saffron party threw its weight behind party leaderSudesh Chandravanshi, it was taken aback when former BJP district president and current member of the party’s state working committee, Tunnu Gope, also filed his nomination on Tuesday.Though the municipal elections are officially non-party based, major political parties are actively engaged in behind-the-scenes manoeuvring to ensure their candidates win.The mayor’s seat is reserved for OBC-I category. Sources said some BJP leaders may still file nominations on Wednesday, the last date for filing papers.“I will leave no stone unturned to improve the city on all fronts,” Gope said.On the same day, journalist Arvind Rana, who is also associated with the RSS, filed his nomination for the mayoral post. Rana said his focus would be on beautification of the city, particularly its major chowks. As for the JMM, party leaders indicated that they are officially waiting for instruction from the high command for backing any candidate for mayor. However, they confirmed that party leader Vikas Rana informed the organisation about his decision to enter the race.