Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jharkhand on November 4 and address two rallies
The saffron party accused the state government of failing to effectively utilise over Rs 2.5 trillion allocated by the central government over the past five years due to mismanagement and corruption
In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said that in the last five years, the Jharkhand government has taken many steps for the betterment of the people
Soren pointed out that the development of Jharkhand and essential socio-economic projects are getting hampered owing to the non-clearance of dues
Tiwari, who is from the 1988 batch, is currently the senior-most IAS officer in the cadre
Initially, 634 aspirants submitted nomination papers from October 22 to 29, but after scrutiny, 74 nominations were rejected. On Friday, 32 candidates withdrew their papers leaving 528 in fray
The BJP's Barhait nominee, who is contesting against the chief minister, demanded cancellation of Soren's nomination
He further reacted to Congress leader Irfan Ansari's derogatory statements against BJP leader Sita Soren
Elections in Jharkhand will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20 with the results to be announced on November 23
Elections to the 81-member House will take place in two phases on November 13 and 20, while counting is scheduled on November 23
He then underlined that India belongs to its people and questioned the control of the border
He also stressed on BJP's promise of implementing NRC in the state if it returns to power
Jharkhand Assembly elections: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is contesting the polls with the AJSU, Janata Dal (United), and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar and two senior IPS officials, misusing their official position, put undue pressure on the Giridih administration to release the vehicle, JMM alleged
The electoral battle in Jharkhand is intensifying as alliances are formed ahead of the assembly elections
Meanwhile, ahead of the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, the BJP on Friday announced the list of 40-star campaigners for the polls
BJP CMs such as Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Nayab Singh Saini (Haryana), Mohan Majhi Himanta Biswa Sarma and Vishnu Deo Sai (Chhattisgarh) are also in list
Dhoni will work to increase awareness among voters under the SWEEP (Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation) programme
The richest legislator is Lohardaga MLA Rameshwar Oraon, having total assets worth Rs 28 crore. CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana boasts assets worth over Rs 25 crore
The nomination process for the first phase, which started on October 18, is set to conclude on Friday