Raghubar Das, 64, is the first chief minister of Jharkhand to complete a full five-year term. He is also the first non-tribal leader to become chief minister of the state, carved out of undivided Bihar 19 years ago. Das is the BJP’s chief ministerial face in the five-phase election that […]
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JD(U) backs ex-minister against Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das
The Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who are partners in Bihar have taken the gloves off in Jharkhand over former state minister Saryu Roy who is contesting the assembly election against chief minister Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur-East. This became apparent with a senior JD (U) leader extending full support to […]
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BJP alone will win more than 65 seats in assembly election: Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das
Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would achieve its target of 65-plus seat in the House of 81 on its own workers even as its alliance with the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) Party stares at an uncertain future. Speaking to reporters […]
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Jharkhand NDA in turmoil as allies AJSU, BJP announce candidates for same seats
The National Democratic Alliance in Jharkhand seemed headed for a split as the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) Party on Monday released its first list of 11 candidates, which includes names for three constituencies for which its senior ally BJP has already announced candidates. The development comes in the backdrop […]
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Cong, JMM, RJD release first lists of candidates for Jharkhand polls
Amidst the pull and push over Bishrampur and Ghatshila assembly seats, the Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) came out with their first lists of candidates for the Jharkhand assembly polls on Sunday. While the Congress cleared the name of Chandrashekhar Dubey from Bishrampur, the RJD […]
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Amit Shah meets BJP leaders in Jharkhand to finalise candidates for assembly election
BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday met the party’s core committee members at his residence to finalise the list of candidates for forthcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand. The meeting, which concluded at 10 pm, was attended by Chief Minister Raghbar das, Union Minister Arjun Munda, Assembly polls in-charge Om Mathur, […]
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Women voters hold key on 10 of 28 tribal seats in Jharkhand
Political parties are eying on women voters in tribal constituencies where their numbers are more than male voters in the state electoral roll or their participation was higher than their counterparts at polling stations during the parliamentary polls held in summer. Women voters may call the shots in deciding fate […]
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Police begin inquiry into Jharkhand BJP MP’s ‘derogatory’ remarks against disabled
Police in Jharkhand’s Jamtara on Sunday initiated a preliminary inquiry into an alleged derogatory remark made by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Godda lawmaker Nishikant Dubey following a directive of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Dubey had asked people to vote for the BJP’s candidates even if they were […]
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Vote for BJP candidates even if they are handicap, criminal, says Jharkhand MP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Godda, Nishikant Dubey, said all BJP candidates must be supported in the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly polls even if they were ‘handicap’ or ‘criminals’. Dubey was addressing the BJP workers in Jamtara in Deoghar district on Wednesday. “I want to request you all that […]