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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicJharkhand elections

Topic: Jharkhand elections

Maharashtra results send a clear message—people want prosperity, not papaji ki jaagir

It is apparent that years of Congress misrule and empty promises—hawa mein baatein, as it’s said in Hindi— have rendered the party a toothless tiger in the polls.

Why JMM’s politics over Jharkhand domicile policy has BJP in a fix

A domicile policy with 1932 as cut-off year has been a sensitive issue. Party maintains ambiguity to avoid polarisation of tribals & to keep its base of non-tribal voters intact.

No Yashwant Sinha kin in fray, BJP’s Manish Jaiswal leads in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh by 1 lakh+ votes

A family borough of civil servant-turned-politician Yashwant Sinha, this is the first time since 1998 that nobody from the Sinha family has contested the election.

Will fight Soren govt on corruption, tribal issues, says new Jharkhand BJP chief Marandi

Babulal Marandi, who was Jharkhand's 1st CM, was made state BJP chief earlier this month. In an interview, he also says party is open to suggestions from tribal community on UCC.

Jharkhand no exception, tribals are rejecting BJP in one state election after another

One of the factors for BJP’s loss in Jharkhand was tribal vote but the party has fared no better in ST reserved seats across the 5 states that went to polls in the last year. 

Jharkhand result win for adivasis says M Priyam, Kaushal on illegal Indians in Bangladesh

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

PM Modi’s ‘panic’ speech, praying to ‘baba EVM’ in Jharkhand and mammoth cost of NRC

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint

Jharkhand exit polls indicate hung assembly, results to be announced on 23 December

In the present 81-member assembly, BJP has 43 members, JMM 19, Congress eight, AJSU Party three, JVM(P) two, CPI(ML) Liberation one, MCC one and others two.

Previous ‘unstable’ governments responsible for Naxalism in Jharkhand, says PM Narendra Modi

Modi lauded the Raghubar Das-led BJP govt in Jharkhand for making an effort to free the state of Naxals, and creating a peaceful environment.

In Jharkhand polls, ex-MLA is up against ‘assassin he hired & son of rival he got killed’

Raja Peter of NCP, Independent Kundan Pahan and Vikash Munda of JMM will face off in the second phase of Jharkhand assembly polls.

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Choppy ride for India’s submarine ambition: Project P-751 chugs forward, Scorpenes a stinging tale

With P75I still years away & the follow-on Scorpenes stuck, India’s long-promised 30-yr submarine plan remains behind schedule

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.