Ranchi (IANS) The regional parties have always played a key role in the eastern state of Jharkhand since it was craved out of Bihar on November 15, 2000. This time too, despite all major parties contesting the five-phased Assembly polls, regional … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Sixty-seven per cent Congress candidates contesting the phase 2 of the Jharkhand Assembly polls slated for December 7, have criminal cases against them, according to data compiled and analyzed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The data … read more
Ranchi/New Delhi (IANS) He sports blue jeans and crisp shirt, ditching the ubiquitous kurta. His love for football defies the quintessential image of a politician. In Jharkhand’s Silli, his home turf, he runs Birsa Munda Archery Academy. But who is Sudesh … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is set to kickstart his campaign in the ongoing Jharkhand Assembly elections with a rally in Simdega district on Monday. The rally, coming two days after the first of the five-phase polling, is … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand witnessed 64.44 per cent polling in the first phase of the vote in the 13 Assembly constituencies on Saturday, which is one per cent more than 63.29 per cent recorded in these seats in the 2014 elections. Defying … read more
Palamu (Jharkhand) (IANS) The Congress and BJP workers clashed at the Koshiyara polling station in Daltonganj Assembly constituency on Saturday during the first phase of voting in the Jharkhand Assembly elections on Saturday. It is alleged that Congress candidate K. N. … read more
New Delhi (IANS) With the five-phased Jharkhand Assembly poll starting from Saturday for the 81-member House, the BJP is hopeful of winning 45-48 seats while the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress and the RJD are expected to win 27-30 seats. The … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Campaigning for the first phase of vote in the Jharkhand Assembly polls, scheduled on November 30, ended on Thursday evening. The polling will be conducted in the 13 Assembly seats, spread over six Maoist-hit districts. The fate of 189 … read more
Ranchi (IANS) As Jharkhand goes to polls in the first phase on November 30, there are at least three Assembly seats where family members have turned foes and are standing on the opposite side of the political spectrum, trying to trump … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party working President J.P. Nadda and Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday held rallies in Jharkhand and sought votes for the party. BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday kicked off the election campaign for the Assembly polls … read more