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  Jharkhand Assembly Polls: First phase of voting to take place today

  November 30, 2019 0:08 IST

  The first phase of polling will take place on Saturday in 13 seats of the Jharkhand Assembly. The phase will witness several constituencies including Naxal-affected areas, like Latehar, Lohardaga, Chatra, Gumla, Manika, Panki and Daltonganj.

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  Congress kept Article 370, Ayodhya Ram Mandir pending: PM Modi

  November 25, 2019 14:43 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Congress kept the removal of article 370 and Ram temple dispute pending for 70 years. He was addressing a public rally in Palamau in the poll-bound Jharkhand.

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  Congress releases final list, gets battle-ready for Jharkhand

  November 22, 2019 23:06 IST

  The Congress on Friday announced its final list of candidates for the five-phase Jharkhand Assembly elections slated to start on November 30.

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  Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: JD(U) to support rebel Saryu Roy from Jamshedpur East

  November 19, 2019 18:32 IST

  Singh, who said JD(U) is contesting the Jharkhand assembly elections on its own "with all its might", has withdrawn its prospective candidate from the Jamshedpur (East) to support Roy.

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  Proximity with Nitish could be one reason for denying me ticket: Saryu Rai

  November 18, 2019 19:05 IST

  At least three members of the BJP Parliamentary Board, that approved candidates list, told me that release of my book by "friend" Nitish Kumar in 2017 was strongly resented and probably this cost me the party nomination, Rai told PTI.

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  Congress names three more candidates for Jharkhand polls

  November 17, 2019 23:19 IST

  Congress on Sunday announced the names of three candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly election. Party General Secretary Mukul Wasnik, in a statement, said the Central Election Committee has selected Sona Ram Sinku for contesting the Jagnanthpur Assembly seat, Suresh Baith from Kanke and Sunny Toppo from Mandar.  

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  Jharkhand Assembly polls: AJSU Party announces third list of candidates

  November 17, 2019 20:02 IST

    Jharkhand's ruling NDA constituent, the AJSU Party, on Sunday announced a third list of eight candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly polls, taking the total number of nominees to 27.  

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  BJP allies deserting the 'sinking ship' in Jharkhand: Hemant Soren

  November 17, 2019 14:21 IST

  Soren, a former chief minister and the working president of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), accused the BJP of raising emotive issues such as nationalism to divert attention from their "misrule", and asserted that the elections will be fought on state issues such as land acquisition and unemployment

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  BJP releases list of 40 star campaigners for upcoming Jharkhand Assembly Polls

  November 16, 2019 21:41 IST

  The Bhartiya Janata Party has released the list of 40-star campaigners for the 1st phase of the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly Polls on Saturday.

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  Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: BJP releases fourth list of candidates

  November 16, 2019 12:28 IST

  The fourth list of BJP candidates contesting in the Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019 has been released by the party. In a press release, BJP named the candidates from three constituencies. The three constituencies mentioned in the press release were -- Jugsalai (SC), Jaganathpur(ST) and Tamar (ST).

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  SC refuses to allow former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda to contest assembly polls

  November 15, 2019 18:52 IST

  The poll panel had disqualified Koda from contesting elections for three years.

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  Devidhan Tudu joins JMM after resigning from BJP

  November 13, 2019 19:23 IST

  Tudu had resigned from the post of saffron party's Pakur district president and primary membership on Monday,alleging that he was  "ignored" by the party

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  Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019 Seat Watch: Lohardaga

  November 13, 2019 17:45 IST

  Bhagat, who is a sitting MLA from Lohardaga, is pitted against Rameshwar Oraon -- an ex-IPS officer and incumbent Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president

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  LJP names 5 candidates for Jharkhand polls

  November 12, 2019 21:07 IST

  LJP chief Chiag Paswan had earlier announced that his party will not ally with the BJP on 50 out of 81 seats in the Jharkhand assembly polls.

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  Denied ticket, BJP chief whip joins AJSU

  November 12, 2019 16:03 IST

  Kishore joined the AJSU after being denied a ticket by the BJP. He was legislator from the Chattarpur Assembly seat.

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  LJP to contest 50 seats in Jharkhand: Chirag Paswan

  November 12, 2019 13:46 IST

  The BJP received a setback on Monday when its Jharkhand ally AJSU unilaterally announced a number of candidates, including against senior saffron party leaders. 

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  Notification issued for 2nd phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls

  November 11, 2019 15:36 IST

  The notification said the existing Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand will continue till January 5, 2020, unless dissolved earlier. Elections to the state's 81 Assembly seats will be held in five phases, beginning November 30, and the results will be announced on December 23

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  JMM announces first list of 3 candidates for Jharkhand polls

  November 11, 2019 0:06 IST

  The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Sunday announced its first list of three candidates for the assembly polls in the state. Party president Shibu Soren approved the names of Bhushan Tirkey (Gumla-ST), Chamra Linda (Bishunpur-ST) and Mithelesh Kumar Thakur (Garhwa), a JMM release said here.

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  Jharkhand BJP leaders hold meeting to discuss Assembly polls strategy

  Politics | November 07, 2019 18:50 IST

  The BJP is in power the state and an alliance of opposition parties, mainly the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, is making a determined bid to oust the government headed by Das.  

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  EC issues notification for 1st phase of polls in Jharkhand

  November 06, 2019 15:01 IST

  In the first phase, polling will take place in 13 Assembly seats -- Chatra, Gumla, Vishunpur, Lohardagga, Manika, Latehar, Panki, Daltanganj, Vishrampur, Chatarpur, Harwah, Hussainabad and Bhavanathpur