Ranchi, Aug 13 : The entry of the JD(U) and the Left may pose a challenge to INDIA in Jharkhand as these two parties, which have no stake in the ruling coalition in the state, will also claim seats in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 2024.

The JD(U) currently has no MLA in the state, while the CPI-ML has only one MLA from among the Left parties.

The ruling coalition in the state consists of three parties -- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal. In the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections held in 2019, these three parties had distributed seats among themselves.