Over the past year, the BJP's UCC pitch is consistently accompanied by assurances by multiple leaders and ministers that tribals will not be affected.
Addressing a rally in Garhwa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the JMM-led government for betraying the trust of Jharkhand's youth with ‘false promises’.
Addressing a poll rally, Hemant Soren alleged that infiltration from Bangladesh was taking place through BJP-ruled states and questioned the basis on which the Centre has given asylum to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The Home Minister is demanding an account of 5 lakh jobs in Jharkhand. The Modi government had promised to provide two crore jobs every year.
Addressing an election rally at Barkatha in Hazaribag district, he hit out at Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for demanding Rs 1.36 lakh crore in lieu of coal mining dues, and said that the Narendra Modi government has already allocated Rs 3.80 lakh crore to the state in addition to funds for infrastructure development.
Shah further alleged that “Hindus are under attack” in Jharkhand and that appeasement policies were at their peak under the current administration, which he described as the “most corrupt state in the country.”
Apart from this, 2.87 lakh vacant posts in government departments will be filled. The appointment process will start after the very first cabinet meeting, and by November 2025, 1.5 lakh posts will be filled, according to the 'five vows'.
Earlier in October, the BJP had shared five initial points of its manifesto, promising Rs 2,100 in monthly financial assistance to women, the creation of five lakh jobs for youth, and housing for all if they win the elections.
Elections to the 81-member assembly in the state will take place in two phases on November 13 and 20, and votes will be counted on November 23.
Jharkhand Assembly Polls: Elections to the 81-member assembly in the state will take place in two phases on November 13 and 20, and votes polled will be counted on November 23.
Soren was listed as 42 years old in his nomination papers from 2019, but in this year's nomination, his age is stated as 49.
Sarma expressed concerns about demographic shifts in the Santhal Pargana region, pointing out a decline in the tribal population while the Muslim population has reportedly seen a significant rise.
In the 2019 Assembly election, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance won 47 seats in the Jharkhand assembly, including 30 of JMM and 16 of the Congress. The BJP had secured 25 seats, JVM-P 3, AJSU Party 2, CPI-ML 1, NCP- 1 and independents 2.
On October 25, Sita Soren took to X and shared a clip of Congress leader and Jharkhand minister Irfan Ansari allegedly using indecent language to describe her, a claim the latter has denied.
As Jharkhand gears up for its Assembly elections, the pension scheme is poised to play a pivotal role in shaping the electoral discourse.
The assembly polls will be held in two phases — on November 13 and 20 — while the results will be declared on November 23.
The last date for filing nominations for Phase 1 is on October 25 and for phase 2, the nominations can be filed till October 29.
The Congress released its first list of candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly elections on Monday. It is contesting polls in alliance with the JMM, RJD and the CPI(ML).
An officer of the 1989-batch of the Indian Police Service, Singh was selected from a panel of three IPS officers whose names were sent by the state government.
Manoj Kumar Jha said senior RJD leaders, including Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav, were in Ranchi and held a meeting over the issue
Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: The BJP is contesting on 68 of the 81 assembly seats in the state, leaving the rest for its allies.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that the JMM and the Congress would contest 70 seats in the upcoming assembly elections.Jha claimed, 'We were not consulted. All options are open to us'
The assembly polls in Jharkhand will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20 and counting will take place on November 23
The assembly election will be influenced by an unforeseen political star, Kalpana Soren, tribal anger against imprisonment of Hemant Soren and BJP’s formidable poll machinery. The party’s Lok Sabha performance shows that it continues to be in pole position even in an assembly poll where the dynamics are different
Jharkhand will go to polls in two phases on November 13 and 20 and the counting of votes will take place on November 23