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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

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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.

Ayodhya, nationalism will have little impact on Jharkhand elections: Hemant Soren

Ex-CM & Jharkhand Mukti Morcha working president Hemant Soren says alliance talks with Congress & RJD are on, but his party won’t contest less than 42 seats.

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Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.