RANCHI: The Nitish Kumar-led Janta Dal United (JDU) is eyeing over three dozen assembly segments across Jharkhand that are dominated by Mahto-Kurmi voters in the 2024 state assembly polls by nominating former Mandu MLA and state JDU president Khiru Mahto for the Rajya Sabha seat, state JDU spokesperson Sagar Kumar said on Thursday.
Expressing gratitute to their leader Nitish Kumar, Kumar told TOI, "No party respected the feelings of the Kurmi-Mahto voters from the state. It is for the first time since Independence that someone from the OBC-Kurmi community will be able to raise the voice of the community in the Upper House."