Jharkhand Assembly elections: The results for the state Assembly elections are set to be announced on November 23
The Hemant Soren-led JMM seeks a second term, while the BJP aims to regain power. In 2019, JMM won 30 seats, Congress 16, and BJP 25.
Assembly elections: The exit polls for both the states are expected to be released shortly after the completion of the voting process
Altogether 528 candidates, including Chief Minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren and Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri of the BJP, are trying their luck in the second phase
Voting began at 7 am in 14,218 booths across 12 districts and will continue till 5 pm, polling in 31 booths will end at 4 pm though people standing in the queue at that time will be able to vote
Soren also accused the BJP of being an expert in fulfilling political ambitions by inciting hatred among people
Since 2000, Jharkhand has had seven chief ministers, but only one completed a full term, reflecting its unstable and coalition-driven politics
Despite the state's rich natural resources, he pointed out that the people remain poor. Adityanath promised that, under an NDA government, at least 1.5 lakh youth would be provided jobs
Charging the Hemant government with promoting infiltration, Nadda said that if BJP is voted to power, a law would be enacted to check transfer of land to the offspring of infiltrators who marry tribal
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Soren had alleged that saffron camp has been 'spending crores of money on various social media platforms' and 'created 95,000 Whatsapp groups' to campaign against the JMM-led coalition in the state
He further requested to spread the message to everyone. In the same post, he also extended his wishes on the occasion of State Foundation Day and the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Birsa Munda
Soren alleged that the BJP was behind the paper leaks in the states it ruled
The allegations were made at a time when the polling was underway in 43 of the 81 assembly constituencies in the state in the first phase of elections
Khunti district registered the highest voter turnout at 34.12 per cent, followed by 33.86 per cent in Gumla
Voting for 43 Assembly seats in Jharkhand began this morning, with 683 candidates, including former chief minister Champai Soren and ex-MP Geeta Kora, trying their luck
Polling in Jharkhand that started at 7: 00 a.m. on Wednesday, is taking place with voters spread across 43 constituencies in 15 districts casting their ballots
Polling began around 7 AM in these constituencies across 15 districts and will continue till 5 PM
Jharkhand elections: The alleged infiltration of Bangladeshis is one of the main poll planks of the BJP, which is hoping to make a comeback in the state after the 2019 Assembly poll defeat
The 81 seats in Jharkhand Assembly will go for voting in two phases on November 13 and 20, with the results to be announced on November 23