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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Mr. soren's swearing in ceremony at Ranchi

Mamata Banerjee, Ashok Gehlot, Tejaswi Yadav, Sitaram Yechury, Stalin, Kanimozhi among those who attended Hemant Soren's swearing-in ceremony

Hemant Soren takes oath as 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand

Satyasundar Barik

Mamata Banerjee, Ashok Gehlot, Tejaswi Yadav, Sitaram Yechury, Stalin, Kanimozhi among those who attended Hemant Soren's swearing-in ceremony

Newly sworn-in Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren with his father Sibu Soren, mother Rupi Soren, Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Ashok Gehlot, MK Stalin, Sitaram Yechury, D. Raja, Sarad Yadav and other leaders during the oath taking ceremony at Morahabadi ground in Ranchi on Sunday.

In maiden order, Hemant Soren drops Pathalgadi cases

Staff Reporter Jharkhanad Chief Minister holds first Cabinet meeting; Assembly convened from January 6 to 8 to administer oath to MLAs

JMM working president Hemant Soren with his father and party chief Shibu Soren at his residence in Ranchi on December 23, 2019.

Jharkhand votes for JMM-Cong. alliance, BJP tally slumps

Satyasundar Barik Hemant Soren to become Chief Minister again as his party wins 30 seats

Rabindra Nath Mahato elected as Jharkhand Assembly Speaker

PTI Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato was on Tuesday unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly. Chief Minister Hemant Soren proposed Mr. Mahato’s name for the post which was seconded by JMM MLA Champai Soren during the second of the three-day session of the Assembly. Born on January 12, 1960, Mr. Mahato was first elected in 2005 from Nala seat but lost the subsequent elections before winning it again in the 2014 and 2019 polls. All the newly-elected MLAs in

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Indifferent State leadership caused BJP’s Jharkhand loss

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Congress Party workers celebrate their lead in the Jharkhand Assembly Elections results, at party headquarters in Ranchi, Monday, Dec. 23, 2019.

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Voters stand in queue to cast their votes during the Jharkhand Assembly elections at Dhanbad.

Jharkhand elections 2019: Ruling BJP keeping its fingers crossed

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Polling officers carry EVM machines and other polling materials on the eve of the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly Election, in Dhanbad.

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Polling officers carry EVM machines and other polling materials on the eve of the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly Election, in Dhanbad, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.

Jharkhand Assembly elections: 56.58% polling recorded in fourth phase

Poll fever gives way to citizenship anxiety in Jharkhand villages

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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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Rabindra Nath Mahato elected as Jharkhand Assembly Speaker

In maiden order, Hemant Soren drops Pathalgadi cases

Hemant Soren takes oath as 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand

Indifferent State leadership caused BJP’s Jharkhand loss

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Data | Jharkhand election 2019: JMM+ victorious on the back of BJP's dipping urban vote share

Hemant Soren set to be sworn in Jharkhand CM on December 29

Hemant Soren elected as JMM Legislative Party leader

Hemant Soren, who was projected as the chief ministerial candidate of the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance, is likely to stake claim on December 24 night, a JMM release said.

Jharkhand votes for JMM-Cong. alliance, BJP tally slumps

Hemant Soren to become Chief Minister again as his party wins 30 seats

Hemant Soren, the 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand, in waiting

However, after the death of his elder brother in 2009, Mr. Hemant Soren took centre stage guiding the regional party.

Jharkhand Assembly election: ‘Dented in Haryana, denied in Maharashtra, defeated in Jharkhand’

Opposition leaders see victory as a verdict on BJP’s arrogance and against controversial laws such as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Jharkhand Assembly election outcome, a boost for RJD in Bihar

As the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led alliance comprising the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal is all set to form the next government in Jharkhand,

Jharkhand result extends Assembly election jinx of BJP

Party loses power in the fifth State within a year despite thundering win in Lok Sabha polls; leaders blame lack of allies, unpopular Chief Minister and local issues

Surprised by Narendra Modi’s NRC comments: Sharad Pawar

The NCP chief is happy ‘the people of Jharkhand have not accepted the BJP’, following Monday’s poll results

JMM-Congress-RJD alliance will form govt in Jharkhand, Hemant Soren will be CM: Congress

Congress coordinator for Jharkhand polls Ajay Sharma said this is the defeat of BJP’s corruption and its arrogance

Jharkhand Assembly election results live | Jharkhand votes for JMM-Congress alliance

Hemant Soren to become Chief Minister again as his party wins 30 seats

Jharkhand elections 2019: Ruling BJP keeping its fingers crossed

Overall voter turnout in this assembly poll was estimated at 65.23% compared to 66.53% to 2014.

Exit polls predict tight finish in Jharkhand

Voter turnout estimated at 65.23%

Jharkhand Assembly elections: 28.24% polling recorded till 11 am

All constituencies are spread over six districts in the Santhal Pargana region of the state

Jharkhand Assembly elections: Voters keep parties guessing

No clear signal from the ground for BJP and the Congress-led Opposition alliance as campaign ends

Narendra Modi dares Congress on Citizenship Amendment Act

PM asks the party and its allies to accord citizenship to all citizens of Pakistan

Won’t implement CAA, NRC in Jharkhand: Hemant Soren

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Opposition here over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Hemant Soren, the chief

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

At a poll meeting in Jharkhand, the Home Minister lashed out at Rahul Gandhi, saying he should give an account of development work carried out by the Congress in the State

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

Addressing an election rally in Godda, Mr. Gandhi had taken a jibe at the Modi government over rising cases of crimes against women

Jharkhand Assembly elections: 56.58% polling recorded in fourth phase

The fifth and final phase of polling for 16 seats will be held on December 20

Poll fever gives way to citizenship anxiety in Jharkhand villages

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

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

“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.

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

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for the “rise in unemployment” in the country.

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

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

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

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