Assembly Elections

Jharkhand Assembly election 2019: PM Modi attacks Congress-JMM alliance, calls it corrupt

PM Modi said, "Within a span of 15 years, Jharkhand has seen Chief Ministers change ten times. I was the chief minister of Gujarat for 13 years. This stability helped Gujarat to reach great heights." 

Dec 03, 2019, 23:46 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: Regional parties play a key role in government formation

Though the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is striving to put up a good show to regain power in the state, claims that the importance of regional parties and leaders has declined of late, local political pundits beg to differ.

Dec 03, 2019, 23:01 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election 2019: PM Modi to address 2 rallies on Dec 3

Incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das is seeking a second five-year term. Das has become the first chief minister of the state to complete a full 5-year term in office. 

Dec 02, 2019, 23:34 PM IST

Jharkhand assembly election 2019: Polling in 13 constituencies in six districts on Saturday

Seats for which polling will take place are - Chatra, Gumla, Bishunpur, Lohardaga, Manika, Latehar, Panki, Daltonganj, Bishrampur, Chhatarpur, Hussainabad, Garhwa and Bhawanathpur.

Nov 29, 2019, 23:01 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election 2019: Canvassing for first phase ends; EC bans Exit Poll

Of the 13 assembly seats of the first phase, the BJP and the Gathbandhan candidates are reportedly in a direct fight in Garhwa, Daltonganj, Vishrampur, Panki, Manika, Gumla and Bishunpur constituencies, while the party rebels are posing a challenge in Bhavanathpur, Latehar, and Chatra seats. 

Nov 28, 2019, 18:02 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: Congress releases final list; BJP announces 5th list

For the five-phase Jharkhand Assembly elections, slated to vote on November 30, the Congress party on Friday (November 22) announced its final list of candidates. The list included three names of Yogendra Baitha from Simaria, Basudev Verma from Bagodar and Sweta Singh from Bokaro seat.

Nov 23, 2019, 00:17 AM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: Babulal Marandi slams Raghubar Das government for cheating people

The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) National President and former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi slammed the Raghubar Das government and said it has cheated the people of Jharkhand for the last five years, while addressing a rally at Balumath High School in Latehar on Thursday (November 21). 

Nov 21, 2019, 23:46 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: BJP faces tough challenge to repeat its 2014 performance

As voting date for 13 assembly seats for the first phase of Jharkhand elections is inching closer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing stiff challenge to save its old seats. Rebel leaders as well as candidates from its former ally All Jharkhand Student Union (AJSU) have increased difficulties of the ruling party.

Nov 21, 2019, 19:58 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: 5-phase polls scheduled on MHA report, clarifies CEC Arora

The Election Commission has made arrangements for postal ballots in six districts for differently-abled and voters aged over 80. The EC has also appointed special observers for poll expenditures.

Nov 21, 2019, 18:26 PM IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says will not campaign for Saryu Rai in Jharkhand Assembly election

Putting all speculations to rest that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may campaign for BJP's rebel candidate Saryu Rai, who has decided to challenge Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das from East Singhboom in the upcoming assembly election, the JD-U chief said that he is not needed there, while responding to reporters in Patna on Wednesday (November 20).

Nov 20, 2019, 17:58 PM IST

Jharkhand assembly election: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar may campaign for BJP rebel Saryu Rai

After witnessing the no-so-convincing Assembly elections results in Haryana and Maharashtra, the upcoming polls in Jharkhand is yet another test for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP is facing an embarrassing situation with the resignation of Saryu Rai, who was the food and supply minister in the Raghubar Das Cabinet till Sunday, and now reports are coming in that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may campaign in his support. 

Nov 20, 2019, 13:48 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: AJSU manifesto promises 73% quota in state government jobs

Of the total 73 per cent reservation, the AJSU manifesto said that it will give 27 per cent to backward classes, 32 per cent to Scheduled Tribes and the rest 14 per cent to Scheduled Castes.

Nov 19, 2019, 21:37 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: BJP has most 'crorepati' candidates; Congress' Rameshwar Oraon tops the list

Of the 26 candidates of BJP and Grand Alliance in the first phase, 21 are crorepatis, according to the details of affidavit submitted by these candidates. 

Nov 19, 2019, 15:39 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly polls: BJP performance to impact equation in Bihar

For the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Jharkhand, the Assembly polls are no less than a challenge, as its performance here will have repercussions on the Bihar political scene. To gird up its performance, the BJP has deployed teams from Bihar as well as the Centre.

Nov 19, 2019, 14:32 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: CM Raghubar Das, BJP rebel Saryu Rai file nominations

Raghubar Das first won the Assembly elections from Jamshedpur seat in 1995 in undivided Bihar, a seat which he went on to win five more times.

Nov 18, 2019, 14:29 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: SC refuses to allow Madhu Koda to contest

As many as 206 candidates are in fray for the first phase of state elections, scheduled on November 30.

Nov 15, 2019, 23:55 PM IST

BJP declares another list of 15 candidates for Jharkhand Assembly election

After November 13, the last day of nomination, the split between the two warring allies in Jharkhand became official.

Nov 14, 2019, 22:28 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: BJP-AJSU tussle over seat distribution continues

The alliance between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) is likely be collapsed due to tussle over the seat distribution for the upcoming Assembly election. 

Nov 14, 2019, 17:31 PM IST

Jharkhand Assembly election: Blood feud born out of coal rivalry takes centrestage in Dhanbad

For the impending Jharkhand polls, the BJP has fielded Ragini Singh from Jharia, replacing her husband Sanjeev Singh who is being tried in a local court in connection with the Neeraj Singh murder case. 

Nov 14, 2019, 16:47 PM IST

Priyanka not in Congress' star campaigners' list for Jharkhand Assembly poll

The Congress has declared the list of 40 star campaigners for the first phase of Jharkhand assembly election, but Priyanka Gandhi's name is surprisingly missing from it. Notably, the list includes the names of Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, for the Jharkhand Assembly polls. 

Nov 14, 2019, 16:03 PM IST