Ranchi, June 8 -- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Manoj Pandey on Monday said that Chief Minister Hemant Soren upheld the spirit of coalition as the party reached a seat-sharing agreement with Congress, deciding to field a candidate each for the Rajya Sabha elections.

JMM has announced MLA Baidyanath Ram, while Congress is set to field party secretary Pranav Jha for the Upper House polls on two seats in Jharkhand. Initially, the JMM wanted to field its candidates in both seats; however, the party leadership decided to leave one for its ally, Congress.

Manoj Pandey told ANI, "The party leadership certainly faced a dilemma. The sentiments of the party workers had to be respected. However, Hemant Soren upheld the coalition spirit and e...