"BJP always indulges in such things" :JMM's Mahua Maji on Mandal Murmu switching parties

Ranchi: A day after Mandal Murmu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) candidate from Ranchi, Mahua Maji said that the BJP is after the party because of all the good work which is being done in the past few years.
"BJP always indulges in such things. They have nothing to do with development. This is not going to make any difference (on Mandal Murmu joining BJP). People of Jharkhand are happy with the work of Hemant Soren. They want a leader who thinks for them," she told ANI.
Further hitting out at the BJP, she added that with all the years they were in power they did not do anything, and now they are after the current JMM-led government.
"People want facilities and a leader who thinks for them. BJP was in power here for 17-18 years, they did nothing...Now when our government is doing good work, they are after us," she added.
On Sunday, Mandal Murmu, the proposer who signed on Hemant Soren's nomination for the Barhait Assembly constituency joined the BJP.
The joining ceremony took place in in the presence of Union Minister and BJP's Jharkhand election in-charge, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Assam Chief Minister and BJP co-in-charge of Jharkhand, Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Speaking to reporters Mandal Murmu said, "First of all, I bow before my ancestors...Sidhu-Kanhu, Phulo Jhano sacrificed themselves for this nation...I belong to that family. We will take the initiative regarding the demography in Santhal Pargana."
Earlier, JMM leader Manoj Pandey said that a "huge conspiracy" of cancelling the nomination of Hemant Soren was thwarted by the party.
"There was a huge conspiracy which was thwarted by us. The conspiracy was to cancel nomination of Hemant Soren," Manoj Pandey told ANI.
The Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23.