Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) released its fifth list of candidates on Friday ahead of the Jharkhand election, scheduled in two phases, on November 13 and 20, JMM said in a press release.
Speaking to ANI, after joining JMM, former BJP Vice President Dr Lois Marandi said that she did not want to contest the assembly polls from Barhait as she gave 24 years to Dumka, however the BJP did not listened to her.
"Today, I have come to the pilgrimage spot of Baba Baidyanath Shiv Shakti and offered prayers with pleasure here. Ahead of Jharkhand assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Parivartan Yatra is being carried out in Jharkhand and out of six parivartan yatra, one is going to culminate in
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday expressed confidence in BJP's victory in the Dumka Lok Sabha seat, saying "We will win with a big margin.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attacked Congress and said that the Congress party sees Jharkhand as an "ATM of corruption," adding that corrupt leaders of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) including former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren are sitting on "Congress lap."
In his address at a public meeting in Jharkhand, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday took opposition parties to task by saying that no one has the guts to end reservation.
Sita Soren, who is contesting from the Dumka Parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha elections as a BJP candidate, claimed that the people of Jharkhand are standing with her and that the future is dark for the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
Jharkhand Police on Tuesday arrested five other accused who were on the run in the case of gang rape and assault with a Spanish woman, an official said.
Taking to the micro-blogging site X, the Spanish Embassy posted, "Thank you all for your support. We need to stand united in our commitment to end violence against women everywhere in the world."
Three people have been detained after a Spanish woman who was on a bike tour of the country along with her husband complained that she was allegedly gang-raped in the Hansdiha police station area on Friday night, police said.