On the Jharkhand elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejaswi Yadav expressed confidence and said that the government in the state would be formed under the leadership of Hemant Soren.
Addressing a press conference here, BJP MP Anurag Thakur said, "...If you look at the last 5 years of RJD-Congress-JMM government, the people of Jharkhand have got only 'love-jihad' and 'land jihad'...Instead of public welfare, 'jihad-kalyan' is going on here. Several examples of this are pr
"Our election manifesto wasn't created in haste. We spent 4-5 months consulting with the people of Jharkhand and studying the governance models of BJP-led states before drafting it. Funding will not be an issue for us in Jharkhand, as the state is rich in natural resources. While the JMM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sharpened his attack on the JMM-led coalition, saying that Chief Minister Hemant Soren contests polls from a seat in the Santhal Pargana but people of the region are forced to migrate to other states for work due to lack of development.
Addressing a public rally at Deoghar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the biggest worry in the state was that of the Bangladeshi infiltrators and the need to protect the tribal families was at the top.
Meanwhile, Geeta Koda, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Jagannathpur said that people in rural areas too were expressing their faith towards BJP.
Meanwhile, 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.
Prakash launched a scathing attack against the current ruling JMM in Jharkhand and questioned on why JMM felt uneasy when BJP made attempts to remove Bangladeshi infiltrators from the state.
As voting for the first phase of assembly elections in Jharkhand is underway, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate from Ranchi, Mahua Maji said that women security would be her priority.
Jharkhand police is using drones for surveillance in Ranchi to provide comprehensive security arrangements as voting is underway for the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024.