BJP's Jharkhand Assembly Polls setback: Saffron surge fizzles out as tribal state resists

The BJP's hopes for a saffron surge in Jharkhand were dashed in the recent assembly elections. Despite early campaigning and poaching senior leaders from rivals, the party's seat count declined. The lack of a strong local face, an ineffective infiltration campaign, and the failure of high-profile defectors to secure victory contributed to the BJP's setback.