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 poll: Congress delayed Ram temple's construction for vote bank politics, says Raghubar Das
The Jharkhand Chief Minister while addressing an election rally said that the Ayodhya Ram temple case had been ongoing for close to 500 years and Congress delayed and dragged the matter intentionally.
Nov 24, 2019, 21:19 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
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: 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
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
