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Voters, especially Muslims, in remote pockets of the State are anxious about the hassles they could face to prove their citizenship

Poll fever gives way to citizenship anxiety in Jharkhand villages

Satyasundar Barik

Voters, especially Muslims, in remote pockets of the State are anxious about the hassles they could face to prove their citizenship

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, in Dumka on December 15, 2019. Twitter/@narendramodi

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Those indulging in arson can be identified by their clothes, says Narendra Modi

PTI “People who are setting fire (to property) can be seen on TV... They can be identified by the clothes they are wearing,” the Prime Minister said during an election rally at Dumka in Jharkhand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das during an election rally in Dhanbad on December 12, 2019.

Jharkhand Assembly elections | Cong always avoided taking tough decisions, says Modi

PTI “The Congress had deliberately kept the Ram Janmabhoomi dispute hanging for decades. Matters of national interest are secondary for them."

Nuns stand in queue to cast their votes during the third phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, in Ranchi.

Jharkhand Assembly elections: 61.19% voter turnout in third phase

PTI Notable candidates in the fray are former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, Urban Development Minister C.P. Singh and Education Minister Neera Yadav

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JMM supremo Shibu Soren with former CM Hemant Soren (L) and other leaders release their party manifesto for the Assembly elections in Ranchi.

JMM manifesto promises 67% reservation for ST, OBC, SC

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das. File

Interview | We have curbed violence in Jharkhand, people are now breathing easy, says Raghubar Das

Amar Kumar Bauri (L) and Dinesh Oraon (R). File photos

BJP announces two more lists of contestants for Jharkhand

Former Congress state president Pradeep Balmuchuu joins the AJSU party (All Jharkhand Student Union) in the presence of AJSU Supremo Sudesh Mahato at party office, in Ranchi, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019.

In ambiguous statement, AJSU talks of ‘postelection scenario’, says focus on winning max seats

INTERVIEW | HEMANT SOREN Ours is a formidable alliance, says JMM chief

Seal the deal: JMM leader Hemant Soren said the seat sharing formula would be finalised soon. Photo: PTI

JMM demands ₹51,000 from those seeking party tickets

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda. File photo

SC agrees to hear Madhu Koda’s plea challenging disqualification by EC

BJP-AJSU alliance in Jharkhand on the rocks

Won’t let BJP treat us in this manner, says Chirag Paswan

Sobhana K. Nair

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Shibu Soren, Executive President Hemant Soren and other top office-bearers of the party are seen during a meeting for finalizing the candidate's list for the forthcoming state Assembly elections, at former's residence in Ranchi, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.

JMM announces first list of 3 candidates for Jharkhand polls

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Temple in Ayodhya will come up within four months: Amit Shah

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses 'Bharat Bachao' rally in New Delhi on December 14, 2019.

ECI seeks report from Jharkhand poll authorities on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Rape in India’ remark

Poll fever gives way to citizenship anxiety in Jharkhand villages

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Those indulging in arson can be identified by their clothes, says Narendra Modi

Will waive farm loans if Opposition alliance comes to power in Jharkhand: Rahul Gandhi

Jharkhand Assembly elections | Cong always avoided taking tough decisions, says Modi

Jharkhand Assembly elections: 61.19% voter turnout in third phase

Notable candidates in the fray are former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, Urban Development Minister C.P. Singh and Education Minister Neera Yadav

Jharkhand polls: 12.89% voter turnout recorded till 9 am

The fate of 309 candidates, including 32 women nominees, will be decided in the third leg of the elections.

Campaigning ends for third phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections

Polls to be held in 17 constituencies in eight districts on Thursday

India never provoked any nation, if incited would not spare anyone, says Rajnath

Jharia is among the fifteen seats going to polls on December 16, during the fourth of the five-phase assembly elections.

63.44% polling in Jharkhand second phase

The turnout is 5% down from the 2014 figure; man killed in police firing in Sisai

Jharkhand: 1 injured as cops open fire after group tries to snatch weapons outside poll booth

The incident happened in Gumla’s Sisai constituency

Many big league contestants in Phase 2 of Jharkhand elections

Chief Minister Raghubar Das, seeking a sixth consecutive victory, is contesting from Jamshedpur East

In Jharkhand phase 2 polls, 44 face serious criminal cases, including crimes against women

At least 23% of candidates in first phase declared criminal cases against themselves

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: 28.5% turnout till 11 am amid sporadic violence in Phase 2

Out of a total of 6,066 polling stations, 949 have been declared ‘critical’ and 762 ‘sensitive’ in Naxal-affected areas

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: Ex-Maoist opts for the ballot

Tamar is among 20 Assembly seats going to the polls in the second phase.

Modi attacks JMM-Congress alliance, says it follows politics of deception

He also accused the Congress of delaying resolution of the Kashmir problem and the Ayodhya dispute

Jharkhand 2019 | Will BJP's plan to go solo backfire?

An analysis of the 2014 results, however, shows that the BJP may need to temper its confidence in the strategy.

'Infiltrators' will be extradited by 2024 using NRC: Amit Shah

Amit Shah targeted the Congress for keeping both the Ram temple issue and the scrapping of Article 370 pending for 70 years.

BJP puts up a brave face amid tribal discomfort

Concerns over dilution of the FRA and land acquisition provisions could affect voting in Jharkhand

Jharkhand Assembly elections | Defections from Congress worry JMM

Regional party now feels that it has conceded too many seats to its alliance partner

Jharkhand polls Phase 1: 2 BJP candidates have the highest number of criminal cases; 31% of all are crorepatis

According to a report, at least 26 out of the 189 candidates who contested today face serious criminal charges.

64.12% turnout in phase 1 of Jharkhand Assembly elections

Polling was held in 13 constituencies spread across six Maoist-hit districts amidst tight security.

Ex-colleague Saryu Rai dares Raghubar Das in his very own seat

After a bitter parting of ways with the BJP, the former Minister is the challenger to the CM’s seat in Jamshedpur (East).

Vajpayee govt. created Jharkhand, Modi taking it forward: Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah claims law and order situation has improved in the State

We have curbed violence in Jharkhand, people are now breathing easy, says Raghubar Das

With the double engine government — Modiji at the Centre and the BJP at the State — people have tasted development, they’ll vote us back, says Chief Minister

BJP will form government in Jharkhand with absolute majority: Prasad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says the mandate of the people was robbed in Maharashtra

BJP manifesto in Jharkhand promises mobile handset for farmers, job for every BPL family

The party also pledged to provide financial assistance to high school students hailing from backward and poor families

JMM manifesto promises 67% reservation for ST, OBC, SC

The manifesto also promises to fill up all vacancies in government departments by employing Jharkhand youth

BJP govts will protect Jharkhand’s ‘jal, jungle, jameen’, says Modi

The Prime Minister congratulates the Raghubar Das-led State government for completing its five-year term, a first in Jharkhand since it attained statehood.

Mrinal Kanti Das is police observer for Jharkhand

A day after four policemen were killed in a Naxal attack in Jharkhand, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday appointed a retired IPS officer as a

M.K. Das appointed special police observer for Jharkhand polls: CEC

The Election Commission on Friday appointed former IPS officer M.K. Das as special police observer for Jharkhand Assembly elections in the aftermath

Jharkhand Assembly polls: Nitish Kumar not to campaign for BJP rebel

But Nitish Kumar says he is not needed

Ensure delivery of voter slips to electors: Jharkhand CEO

He directed DEOs through a video conference on Monday.

It’s BJP vs. the rest in Jharkhand

JMM, Congress and the RJD have stitched a seat-sharing arrangement

BJP, AJSU candidates pitted against each other in Jharkhand

Of the 19 AJSU Party picks, 15 will be clashing with BJP leaders

Jharkhand polls: Sharad Yadav to campaign for opposition alliance

The alliance consists of the JMM, Congress and the RJD

Congress fields Gourav Vallabh against Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das

Mr. Das has been the sitting member from Jamshedpur East, a constituency he has represented five times.

Ours is a formidable alliance, says JMM chief

He says local issues such as the Jharkhand govt’s bid to amend Acts on land acquisition are set to dominate the polls

In ambiguous statement, AJSU talks of ‘postelection scenario’, says focus on winning max seats

Both the NDA allies, the BJP and the AJSU party, are silent on clash of their candidates on several constituencies.

Stability, development poll planks of BJP in Jharkhand polls: CM Raghubar Das

The Raghubar Das-led NDA government is the first government in Jharkhand since the state’s formation to have completed its full term.

BJP announces two more lists of contestants for Jharkhand

The lists follow two others declared by the party.

JMM names 15 more candidates for Jharkhand polls

Jharkhand will vote in five phases.

SC agrees to hear Madhu Koda’s plea challenging disqualification by EC

Mr. Koda was disqualified by the poll panel in 2017 for not submitting poll expenses incurred by him in contesting Assembly election in an appropriate format

BJP-AJSU alliance in Jharkhand on the rocks

The 81-member Jharkhand Assembly is set to go for a five-phase election from November 30 to December 20

LJP to contest 50 seats in Jharkhand: Chirag Paswan

“The State unit of the party had to take a decision on fighting the Jharkhand Assembly polls. It has decided that the Lok Janshakti Party will contest 50 seats on its own,” LJP president Chirag Paswan said

Won’t let BJP treat us in this manner, says Chirag Paswan

LJP president says party may go it alone in Jharkhand

JMM announces first list of 3 candidates for Jharkhand polls

Former Chief Minister and JMM working president Hemant Soren will be the JMM, Congress and RJD alliance’s Chief Ministerial face

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, in Dumka on December 15, 2019. Twitter/@narendramodi

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