Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Jharkhand Liberation Front | |
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| Abbreviation | JMM |
| President | Hemant Soren |
| Secretary | Supriya Bhattacharya |
| Lok Sabha Leader | Vijay Kumar Hansda |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | Shibu Soren |
| Founder | Binod Bihari Mahato, Shibu Soren, A. K. Roy |
| Founded | 2 February 1972 |
| Headquarters | Bariatu Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand – 834008 |
| Student wing | Jharkhand Chhatra Morcha |
| Youth wing | Jharkhand Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | Jharkhand Mahila Morcha |
| Ideology | Adivasi nationalism Jharkhand statehood Democratic socialism Secularism Regionalism Left-wing populism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Green |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance | I.N.D.I.A. (2023–present) MGB (2019–present) UPA (2004–2009) (2013-2023) NDA (2009-2013) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 3 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 3 / 245 |
| Seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | 34 / 81 |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM; lit. 'Jharkhand Liberation Front') is a political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand, founded by Binod Bihari Mahato, Shibu Soren, and A. K. Roy. Hemant Soren is the president of the JMM. JMM is also an influential political party in the state of Odisha and parts of neighbouring states. Its election symbol in Jharkhand is the Bow and Arrow.
The party was officially created on the birthday of Birsa Munda, the 19th-century tribal warrior of Jharkhand, who fought against the British rule in present-day Jharkhand. The State of Jharkhand also came into existence on Birsa Munda's birthday in 2000.