Union Minister Annapurna Devi alleged that the Jharkhand government headed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren is a "government of loot and therefore people are upset".
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.
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's stance on the Constitution and criticised the Congress party's approach towards religious reservations, specifically for Muslims.
The by-elections for four assembly constituencies in Bihar, namely Belaganj, Imamganj, Tarari, and Ramgarh are scheduled to be held on November 13. The results are to be announced on November 23.
During an emotionally charged campaign rally, Nikhil said "The setbacks we faced were not due to a lack of support from the people, but because of Congress's hidden conspiracies against us."
BJP will be contesting on 68 seats, while its allies, All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) will contest 10, Janata Dal (United) will contest two and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will contest the lone seat of Chatra.
Union Minister and BJP's election in-charge for Jharkhand, Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed his pleasure over the seat-sharing agreement in the upcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand and said that NDA would form the government in the state.
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi called for immediate action against the culprits of the Nawada incident, where several houses were burned, emphasizing that the state police must swiftly take measures to rehabilitate the victims.
This comes after Sanjay Gaikwad, an MLA from Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena on September 16 publicly offered a bounty of Rs 11 lakh for anyone who will "cut the tongue" of Rahul Gandhi.
Recalling the tumultuous past of his party's alliance with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday revealed that Nitish Kumar had apologised with folded hands for joining the BJP-led NDA, however, he ruled out fu
Jaleel told ANI that the INDIA bloc is habouring a false notion that they will be able to achieve good seats in the Maharashtra Assembly Polls but they are unaware that it is not Lok Sabha elections as votes will be cast on local issues.
The UPSC recently announced a notification for recruiting Joint Secretaries, Directors, and Deputy Secretaries through lateral entry. This decision has ignited criticism from opposition parties, who claim it undermines the reservation rights of OBCs, SCs, and STs.