Minister Saryu Rai to contest against Chief Minister Raghubar Das in Jharkhand
Saryu Rai got angry after BJP put his ticket on hold. He said he will fight as independent from both the seats. The last date of filing nomination is Monday for both the seats
Nov 17, 2019, 17:57 PM IST
Jharkhand assembly election: Congress takes a backseat in Ranchi, fields JMM member against BJP
The Congress has decided not to field its own candidate against the BJP from the much contentious seat of Ranchi in the upcoming assembly election in Jharkhand, scheduled to take place in five phases.
Nov 17, 2019, 16:58 PM IST
Jharkhand elections: Congress fields Prof Gourav Vallabh against CM Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur east
Vallabh, a former faculty member at the Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur, had recently been in news for his debate with BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra.
Nov 17, 2019, 08:46 AM IST
Jharkhand assembly election: Congress' Gourav Vallabh to contest against CM Raghubar Das
National spokesperson of Congress Gourav Vallabh has been fielded against Jharkhand Chief Minister and BJP leader Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur East assembly seat for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Nov 17, 2019, 00:08 AM IST
PM Modi, Amit Shah named in BJP's list of 40-star campaigners for upcoming Jharkhand assembly poll
The list also includes the name of current Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath who are likely to address several rallies in the state.
Nov 16, 2019, 23:15 PM IST
Jharkhand assembly election: PM Narendra Modi likely to address five to eight rallies
Besides PM Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah will also address at least 10 rallies which will likely start from November 21. The sources said that BJP working president JP Nadda will address at least 15 rallies in the state.
Nov 16, 2019, 20:56 PM IST
In Jharkhand, BJP and AJSU alliance hits roadblock
The BJP on Wednesday announced its candidate Sukhdeo Bhagat from the Lohardaga Assembly seat. He is a former Congress president of Jharkhand and joined the BJP just before the announcement of the poll dates. However, the AJSU had already fielded Niru Bhagat from the seat, who filed his nomination on November 11 in the presence of the party president. Soon after the BJP fielded its own candidate, the AJSU leaders went into a huddle.
Nov 13, 2019, 18:33 PM IST
LJP names 5 candidates for Jharkhand Assembly election
LJP has fielded Rekha Chaubey from Nagar Bhavanathpur, Anand Pratap Singh from Husainabad, Shashikant Kumar from Chhatarpur (SC), Shashi Ranjan Dhar Dubey from Vishrampur and Ramdev Prasad Yadav from Panki assembly constituencies.
Nov 12, 2019, 20:56 PM IST
Crisis hits BJP as allies decide to contest independently, Congress releases third list of candidates; top news from Jharkhand
The 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will vote in five phases starting from November 30 to December 20. Counting of votes will take place on December 23.
Nov 12, 2019, 14:21 PM IST
Lok Janshakti Party will contest alone on 50 seats for Jharkhand Assembly election: Chirag Paswan
Chirag was appointed as the Chief of LJP during the party`s national executive meeting on November 5. He has replaced his father and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan as LJP president. Ram Vilas Paswan will be the party`s patron now, according to news agency ANI.
Nov 12, 2019, 12:23 PM IST
Jharkhand assembly election: Congress releases third list of 19 candidates
The Congress on Monday released its third list naming 19 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly election. The elections in Jharkhand will be panned out in five phases from November 30 to December 23. The counting of votes will take place on December 23.
Nov 11, 2019, 23:03 PM IST
Congress announces its candidate from Panki constituency for Jharkhand Assembly election
Earlier, on Sunday the Congress released the first list of five candidates. The names of the candidates include Rameshwar Oraon from Lohardaga, Ramchandra Singh from Manika, K N Tripathy from Daltonganj, Chandrashekhar Dubey from Bishrampur and KP Yadav from Bhawnathpur.
Nov 11, 2019, 11:38 AM IST
Jharkhand Assembly election: BJP announces list of 52 candidates
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das will contest from Jamshedpur East, while state BJP president Laxman Giluwa will try his luck from Chakradharpur. The party has also announced the names of Anant Ojha from Rajmahal, Louis Marandi from Dumka, Raj Paliwal from Madhupur, Manish Jayaswal from Hazaribagh, Raj Sinha from Dhanbad and CP Singh from Ranchi among others.
Nov 10, 2019, 19:05 PM IST
Congress releases list of five candidates for Jharkhand Assembly Election
The names of the candidates include Rameshwar Oraon from Lohardaga, Ramchandra Singh from Manika, K N Tripathy from Daltonganj, Chandrashekhar Dubey from Bishrampur and K.P. Yadav from Bhawnathpur.
Nov 10, 2019, 18:46 PM IST
Jharkhand Assembly election: Amit Shah meets BJP leaders to finalise candidates
The meeting was held at Amit Shah's residence and was attended by Chief Minister Raghbar das, Union Minister Arjun Munda, Assembly polls in-charge Om Mathur, Kailash Yadav, BJP State President Laxman Giluwa among others.
Nov 08, 2019, 06:41 AM IST
JVM (P) breaks alliance with 'Mahagatbandhan', to contest on all 81 seats in Jharkhand
JVM (P) head Babulal Marandi has taken the decision of breaking the alliance with 'Mahagatbandhan' and contest as a single party. The decision by JVM was taken out of not getting the satisfactory number of seats in the assembly election.
Nov 04, 2019, 08:01 AM IST
Jharkhand assembly election 2019: List of 13 seats voting in phase I
Polling will be held in 13 seats in the first phase of assembly elections 2019 in six districts of Jharkhand which include Chatra, Gumla, Lohardaga, Latehar, Palamu, Daltonganj and Garhwa.
Nov 01, 2019, 18:10 PM IST
Jharkhand assembly election 2019 in 5 phases, results on December 23
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced the schedule for Assembly elections in Jharkhand which will be held in five phases, beginning November 30, and the results will be announced on December 23. The other days on which voting will take place are December 7, December 12, December 16, and December 20.
Nov 01, 2019, 17:11 PM IST
