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BJP faces defeat in Jharkhand: Five key factors behind their setback

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) led Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) secured a decisive and historic victory against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state Assembly elections. The alliance, which includes JMM, Congress, and other parties, won 55 out of the 81 seats. However, despite an intensive campaign by top BJP…

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Poll Results: NDA win in Maharashtra, INDIA retains Jharkhand

The ruling Mahayuti alliance won the Maharashtra assembly polls and is poised for a landslide mandate with JMM-led alliance slated to return to power in Jharkhand. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assembly Polls: JMM-led INDIA alliance set to form Govt in Jharkhand

INDIA alliance made a stunning comeback after trailing initially in the trends and currently ahead in more than 55 seats in the 81-member state assembly. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Modi’s party and allies set for big election win in India’s richest state

Opposition Congress party and allies poised to win in eastern state of Jharkhand

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Decoding Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls results

From the big catalysts to underlying factors – teams of Newslaundry and The News Minute are set to bring you the sharpest insights to decode the assembly election results for Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

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Newsance 275: Maha-mess in Maharashtra, breathing in Delhi is injurious to health

Manisha is back, despite being exposed to the poisonous air of Delhi and the polluted airwaves of TV news. And this week was all about the elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra.

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Counting underway for J'khand, Maha elections, along with bypolls across 15 states

The counting, which will decide the fate of the 288 seats in Maharashtra and 81 in Jharkhand, has begun to reveal early trends. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Burning Manipur, silence in media: Northeast bias or self-censorship?

Another election cycle is behind us, almost. As I write this, the election results for the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand are awaited.

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Most exit polls predict Mahayuti win ‘with a pinch of salt’, tight race in Jharkhand

Soon after voting concluded for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls, the predictions were out, some with caution after the Haryana and Lok Sabha debacles.

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Exit polls predict victory for BJP-led alliances in Maharashtra, Jharkhand; Can it be trusted?

Five out of six exit polls predicted victory for Mahayuti, while one predicted Congress-led government in Maharashtra. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Jharkhand registers 67.59% voter turnout in 2nd phase till 5 pm

According to the ECI, Jamtara saw the highest voter turnout with 76.16%, followed by Pakur (75.88%) and Deoghar (72.46 %).

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Modi’s party told to take down campaign ad targeting Muslims

Opposition leaders criticise ad as ‘deplorably communal’ and betrayal of India’s secular principles

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Jharkhand Polls: Phase-II voting for 38 seats underway at slower pace

The ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc and the BJP-led NDA are engaged in a fierce battle in the elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Saffron flags, JMM ‘neglect’: Why Jharkhand’s Adivasi villages are divided

“Only [Bharatiya] Janata Party volunteers have come here and spoken to us, so we will vote for them,” said Sheila Devi, a resident of Jorpunda village in Simdega district of Jharkhand. Located near the Odisha-Jharkhand state border, more than 170 km from the capital city Ranchi, Jorpunda is an agricultural…

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BJP’s ‘Bangladeshi immigrants’ claim in Jharkhand: Real issue or rhetoric?

Amid the Jharkhand assembly election, Another Election Show reached Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi to understand the political undercurrents in the state, especially decoding the BJP’s narrative of “Bangladeshi illegal immigrants”.

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Newsance 274: From ‘vote jihad’ to land grabs, BJP and Godi’s playbook returns

As assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand caught steam this week, politicians engaged in a war of words and our usual suspects united to rally behind the governing party.

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Exclusive: Sharad Pawar on BJP-NCP’s 2019 ‘dinner meeting’ at Adani’s home

In 2019, Sharad Pawar’s colleagues in the NCP were worried about cases against them. They believed there was “no escape” unless their party decided to “go” with the BJP.This is why, Pawar told Newslaundry and The News Minute, he agreed to a 2019 meeting with the BJP. More sensationally, he…

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Rahul Gandhi's chopper stopped from take off due to ATC non-clearance

After giving a rousing speech in Mahagama assembly constituency in Jharkhand, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's helicopter was unable to take off on Friday due to not having the clearance from ATC. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Why is Jharkhand’s youth rallying behind this 30-year-old political outsider?

At just 30, this PhD student is shaking up the state’s political landscape, leading a wild card party that’s running in 69 out of 81 seats. After securing three lakh votes in the Lok Sabha race, can Jairam and his party, the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha, now make history in…

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Jharkhand records 64.86% voter turnout in first phase

Voting was held for 43 seats across 15 districts in the first phase of the polls. The voting began at 7 am and continued till 5 pm. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Jharkhand Assembly Polls: Voting begins for 43 seats in first phase

Voting for the first phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections began on Wednesday morning, with voting taking place in 43 out of the state's 81 seats. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Humans of a BJP rally in Jharkhand: ‘We came to see Hindu hriday samrat!’

Manisha and Atul hit the road to cover a BJP rally in Jharkhand’s Barkagaon assembly constituency. Thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of “Hindu Hriday Samrat”, BJP leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, although they ultimately had to settle for Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan.

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Jharkhand polls: Will failure to repeal cow slaughter law cost incumbent JMM?

In Jharkhand’s tribal belt, there is simmering anger over the cow slaughter law, even two decades after it came into effect. The law, passed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in 2005, is seen as a direct affront to the cultural identity of the Adivasis,…

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Jharkhand Assembly Polls: Senior Cong leader Aditya Vikram Jaiswal joins BJP

According to reports, he was disappointed after he was denied ticket. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Far from home, away from EVMs: Jharkhand’s migrant tribal workers

Lakhan Oraon, a construction worker in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, has plans to visit his hometown in Lohardaga, west of Ranchi, the state capital of Jharkhand, only in December this year around the time of Christmas. The first phase of Assembly elections in the state is scheduled to begin on Wednesday,…

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