Hemant is CM and Kalpana is the face but these 3 important characters are behind the scenes.
Hemant Soren’s party has thrown all its might into the effort to return to power in Jharkhand. On one hand, Hemant himself is a candidate for the CM post, while on the other, huge crowds gather at his wife Kalpana Soren’s rallies. There are three more figures of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha contesting the elections in both faces. It is said in Ranchi political circles that the three are writing the script behind the scenes to make Hemant Soren Chief Minister for the second consecutive time.
These three names are Supriyo Bhattacharya, Vinod Pandey and Abhishek Prasad alias Pintu. All three leaders are considered close to Hemant Soren. All three have long been doing organizational politics rather than conventional politics.
JMM participates in the elections under the name Hemant-Kalpana
This time Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is fighting in the assembly elections against Hemant Soren and Kalpana Soren. On one hand, while Hemant holds 2 rallies daily at first, Kalpana holds 3 big rallies and also small meetings.
For the first time there is a woman leader at the political center of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Through imagination, Hemant participates in the effort to empower women from tribal and other backward classes. Kalpana is making Jharkhand identity and respect for women an important theme in her rally.
Now the story of those 3 leaders.
1. Abhishek Prasad Pintu- Abhishek Prasad alias Pintu, who comes from the Kayastha community, is considered the eyes and ears of Hemant Soren. It is even said in political circles that Pintu is the closest to Hemant. When Hemant became Chief Minister in 2019, Pintu was appointed media advisor.
In 2024, when the Enforcement Directorate tightened its control over Hemant, Pintu also came under the scanner. However, now, along with Hemant, Pintu is also in the electoral field. JMM has appointed Pintu as its star activist.
According to JMM sources, Pintu is mainly working to implement Hemant’s entire planning. Recently, JMM defeated 6 big BJP leaders in a single day. This was the biggest political operation of the JMM in the history of Jharkhand.
Pintu played an important role in this work of Hemant. It is said that on the same night everyone was called one by one to Hemant’s residence and forced to join the party. In addition, Pintu also deals with electoral strategy.
Pintu is also playing an important role in deciding Hemant’s platform and issues.
2. Supriyo Bhattacharya- Bengali Brahmin Supriyo Bhattacharya is the national general secretary and spokesperson of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Supriyo is also the most important television face of JMM. However, this time Supriyo is playing an important behind-the-scenes role in crafting the election strategy.
Supriyo handles matters related to the JMM elections. Supriyo himself prepares the strategy on which issues the Commission and the BJP should back down. Recently, two big issues raised by him grabbed a lot of headlines in Jharkhand politics.
Supriyo alleged that the Commission has reduced the voting time in rural areas, on which the Commission had to give clarifications. Similarly, Supriyo had raised the issue of kidnapping of Hemant’s proponent in Barhet.
The BJP was said to have wanted to play with Barhet by bringing in Hemant’s proponent, but Supriyo deflected the issue by holding a press conference.
Supriyo also handles media management work. There was talk that he would contest from Jamshedpur in the recent Lok Sabha elections, but Hemant kept him in the organisation. Supriyo entered politics under the supervision of Hemant’s father Shibu Soren.
3. Vinod Kumar Pandey Jharkhand Mukti Morcha general secretary Vinod Kumar Pandey is also scripting the victory behind the scenes. Pandey is playing a major role in everything from candidate selection to talks with allies and stopping the rebellion.
Pandey is known as the leader of the organization within JMM. He has direct interference in the main decisions of the party. Pandey approached the Soren family through Shibu Soren’s eldest son Durga Soren.
He is considered close to Hemant Soren. It is said that when JMM was going through a political crisis, Vinod Kumar Pandey played an important role in the political launch of Kalpana Soren.
When Hemant came out of jail, Vinod Pandey along with Kalpana was on his stage.
