64.12% votes cast in 1st phase of polling in Jharkhand

An estimated 64.12 per cent votes were cast in 13 constituencies of Jharkhand Assembly where polling was held in the first phase on Saturday, Election Commission officials said. The 13......

Blow to BJP in Jharkhand as alliance with AJSU collapses

The 19-year-old partnership ended after the ruling party refused to accede to the ally’s demand for 17 of 81 seats, Archis Mohan reports The Bharatiya Janata Party and All Jharkhand Students......

Cong's Grand Alliance dreams in Jharkhand hits a roadblock

Many issues dog the Mahagathbandhan of the Congress, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the most prominent of which is seat sharing.  When Sukhdeo Bhagat, a......

Polling in 13 Maoist-affected seats of Jharkhand on Tuesday

Polling will take place amidst tight security in 13 Maoist-affected constituencies in the first phase of 5-stage elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday. Adequate security forces......