The BJP named Gamliyel Hembrom to challenge Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in Barhait for the state elections. Soren had won decisively in 2019. The BJP will contest 68 seats, with its allies covering the rest. Polls are set for November 13 and 20, with counting on November 23, and the INDIA bloc, including JMM and Congress, contesting collaboratively.