A voter turnout of 13.04 per cent was recorded till 9 am in the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly Elections, as per the Election Commission of India.
With Maharashtra elections drawing closer, the political fight in the state has turned violent, with Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alleging attacks on its women workers by Shiv Sena (UBT) 'goons'.
On the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections polling, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Manoj Pandey said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s desperation and fear showed that they had lost in the elections.
The polling for Jharkhand's first phase began at around 7:00 am, with voters across 43 constituencies in 15 districts casting their ballots. The results will determine the fate of 683 candidates, including 73 women.
Taking to social media X, Modi wrote in a post "Today is the first round of voting in the Jharkhand assembly elections. I urge all voters to vote with full enthusiasm in this festival of democracy. On this occasion, my heartiest congratulations to all my young friends who are going to vot
The polling for Jharkhand's first phase began at around 7:00 am, with voters across 43 constituencies in 15 districts casting their ballots. The results will determine the fate of 683 candidates, including 73 women.
The polling for Jharkhand's first phase began at around 7:00 am, with voters across 43 constituencies in 15 districts casting their ballots. The results will determine the fate of 683 candidates, including 73 women.
Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) leader Supriya Sule has condemned the checking of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's helicopter and bags by the Election Commission of India and questioned why only opposition leaders are targeted.
KTR pointed out that regional parties like the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal have successfully countered the influence of the BJP.
Stepping up his attack on Congress in poll-bound Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that the opposition party wants one caste to fight the other and urged people to stay united while emphasising slogan of "hum ek hain to safe hain".
"Narendra Modi sarkar waqf kanoon danke ki chot par badal ne wali hai (come what may Narendra Modi government is going to amend the Waqf act) and then no one's land or house would be declared as Waqf property. This is a free India, and no one has the permission to do this," Shah added.