Ranchi, June 18 -- As voting for the Rajya Sabha elections commenced in Jharkhand on Thursday, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Manoj Pandey said the ruling alliance was confident of winning both Rajya Sabha seats in the state and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of promoting "money-driven politics," alleging that a "money-minded industrialist from Gujarat" would use money to garner support in the election.

For the two Rajya Sabha seats, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)'s Baidyanath Ram, Congress candidate Pranav Jha, and Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani are in the fray.

The NDA is supporting independent candidate Nathwani in the election.

Speaking to ANI, Pandey alleged that the BJP is attempting to influence politics thr...