Reacting to BJP claiming that Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's age increased seven years in five years, JMM Rajya Sabha MP & candidate from Ranchi, Mahua Maji said, "BJP raises all kinds of issues." "They don't want to fight...election on...issue of development," she stated. BJP had said Soren's age was 42 in 2019 and his age increased to 49 in 2024.