Though the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is striving to put up a good show to regain power in the state, claims that importance of regional parties and leaders have declined of late, local political pundits beg to differ.
Former BJP chief whip Radhakrishna Kishore took everyone by surprise when he joined the AJSU Party to contest the polls from Chhatarpur, which he had won in 2014.
The JMM, the main opposition party in Jharkhand, which has formed an alliance with the Congress and the RJD, said it would provide 28 per cent reservation to Scheduled Tribes, 27 per cent to Other Backward Classes and 12 per cent to Scheduled Castes.
The manifesto promises giving maximum jobs to women, free bus fare to women travelling alone, Rs 2 lakh loan waiver to farmers, Metro line in Ranchi, free cycles to girls whose family income is less than Rs 10,000, strict law for mob lynching, Minimum Support Price of paddy at Rs 2,500 per quintal, decreasing VAT on petrol and diesel, and internet facilities in each Gram Sabha, among others.
Three home guards and an assistant sub-inspector of Jharkhand Police were killed in a Naxal attack in Latehar district on Friday, officials said. The Naxals opened fire on the police party about 8:30 pm when it was on patrol duty on-board a four-wheeler near Lukiatand village under Chandwa police station area, they said.
The Election Commission on Friday appointed former IPS officer M K Das as special police observer for the assembly polls in the state
The BJP has been winning the seat continuously for the past six elections and this time the Congress has decided not to field its candidate, but to support the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate as part of the opposition alliance.
Party's interim president Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi among the star campaigners.
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The 81-member Jharkhand Assembly is set to go for a five-phased election from November 30 to December 20. The counting of votes will take place on December 23.
The Congress on Monday released another list of 19 candidates for the 81-member Jharkhand assembly, including wife of former Dhanbad Mayor Neeraj Singh.
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) chief, Babulal Marandi, on Sunday announced breaking away from the pre-Lok Sabha poll opposition alliance and said the party will contest all the 81 seats on its own in the coming Assembly elections in Jharkhand.
Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: The five-phased assembly election in Jharkhand will begin on November 30. Counting of votes will take place on December 23.
Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: The five-phased assembly election in Jharkhand will begin on November 30. Counting of votes will take place on December 23. If you are wondering when is your constituency going to polls in Jharkhand, we have all such details handy for you. Read further to know which phase has your assembly constituency.
"We are not working on the caste, tribe or religion level. Our motto is 'sabka saath-sabka vikas'. We are working on the development plank," said BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdev.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the two state level schemes. First, the inauguration of the state Assembly building and the second is a multi-modal terminal at Sahebganj," said the Chief Minister.
Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Jharkhand unit vice-president, Raghubar Das, is likely to be elected as the new Chief Minister of the state today when the party legislators meet in Ranchi, sources said.The first
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today attributed BJP's success in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls as the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's politics of development and the party's hard work under
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today credited BJP's inclusive and development-oriented agenda for the party's good showing in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.He said non-BJP parties are opposing the saffron
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed BJP workers in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand, saying the results of Assembly polls in these states were an outcome of their hard work and selfless dedication.
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