Live Updates | Assembly Polls 2024: 'Bring BJP To Power To Bulldoze Mafia Like In UP', Says CM Yogi In Jharkhand

With just days left until voters head to the polls, Maharashtra and Jharkhand have become battlegrounds for political powerhouses, each eager to shape the future of their states.

With the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections fast approaching, political parties are in high gear, striving to gain voter support in these crucial states. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, in particular, have rallied their star campaigners to sway the electorate as voting days draw near. Maharashtra will hold a single-phase election on November 20, while Jharkhand’s voting is set across two phases, on November 13 and November 20. Vote counting for both states is scheduled for November 23.

Tuesday will see a lineup of high-profile campaign events across both states. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lead the BJP’s charge in Jharkhand, speaking at a rally in Lohardaga to rally support for NDA candidate Neeru Shanti Bhagat. Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi and All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) leader Sudesh Kumar Mahto, a former Deputy Chief Minister, will join Singh at the rally.

The BJP’s efforts in Jharkhand will also feature Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who has become a prominent campaign figure for the party. Adityanath will address rallies in Koderma, Barkagaon, and Jamshedpur on Tuesday as the BJP looks to solidify its base in the state.

Meanwhile, Congress is ramping up its strategy in Jharkhand as well, with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge set to address a public meeting on Tuesday. As the Congress looks to gain ground, Kharge’s visit underscores the party’s commitment to strengthening its presence in Jharkhand ahead of the two-phase vote.

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05 November 2024

22:05 IST

Jharkhand Assembly Elections: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Criticises Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge 

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday sharply criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his remarks about the Jharkhand assembly elections, accusing him of disrespecting the state.

"He is saying that the Jharkhand assembly election is a small election...Jharkhand is the land of revolutionaries, Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Veer Sidhu and Kanhu...He is insulting the state...BJP respects the people of Jharkhand," Chouhan said.

20:36 IST

Jharkhand Assembly Polls: BJP Expels 30 Leaders For Contesting Against Party

The BJP expelled 30 leaders from the party for contesting as Independent candidates against party nominees in various assembly seats in the upcoming elections in Jharkhand.

20:30 IST

Jharkhand Assembly Polls: 'We Fulfil All Our Promises...,' Says Congress lerader Ghulam Ahmad Mir

Ahead of polls in Jharkhand, Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir said, "Congress and allied parties fulfil their promises once given a chance... In Jharkhand as well, not only did we fulfil all our promises, but also did great work which we had not promised... For the next five year, our roadmap has been composed and presented in the form of 7 guarantees..."

16:52 IST

Jharkhand Assembly Polls: 'NDA Will Form Govt': Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed a public rally in Jharkhand's Ranchi, ahead of Assembly elections and said, "....Mandal Murmu has withdrawn his name as proposer of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and decided to join BJP. Mandal Murmu understood that JMM's ship was sinking. It is clear that NDA will form govt here..."

14:57 IST

Maharashtra Elections Live Updates: Blow for BJP In Akkalkuwa

Ahead of the Assembly elections slated for November 20, the BJP on Tuesday received a major jolt after its two-term MP Heena Gavit quit the party, especially after she decided to contest from the Akkalkuwa constituency as an Independent, defying the party’s diktat. In her resignation letter, Gavit, who is the daughter of BJP minister and nominee Dr Vijaykumar Gavit, said, “I am resigning so that the party does not face any problem because of my decision to contest as an Independent.” 

12:30 IST

Jharkhand Elections Live Updates | 'Like UP, bring BJP in power to bulldoze...': UP CM Yogi At Koderma rally

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand of "patronising" mafia and urged people to vote for BJP which would "bulldoze" them. Adityanath also claimed that such actions were being taken against the mafia in his home state Uttar Pradesh. He also claimed that it is the BJP that can "guarantee security and safety" to people.

11:43 IST

Jharkhand Assembly Elections Live Updates 

Alleging that the BJP favoured the Adani Group in setting up a power plant in Jharkhand in 2015, the Congress on Tuesday said the state polls are a contest between a government that works for the people and another that works to "please Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cronies".

In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said that in June 2015, the "Modani Group" started the process of setting up a coal power plant spread across 10 villages in Godda district of Jharkhand.

11:24 IST

Maharashtra Elections Live Updates: Sanjay Raut's Brother Booked

The Mumbai police have registered an FIR against Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Sunil Raut, the brother of party leader Sanjay Raut, for allegedly making offensive remarks against rival Shiv Sena leader Suvarna Karanje, an official said. Sunil Raut and Karanje are pitted against each other in Mumbai's Vikhroli assembly seat.

The Sena (UBT) candidate allegedly made the comments at an event in Tagore Nagar area of suburban Vikhroli on October 27 and a video of it later went viral on social media.

11:11 IST

Maharashtra Elections Live Updates: Fadnavis Denies Rift For CM Post In Mahayuti

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is leading the BJP’s campaign for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, on Tuesday claimed that the Mahayuti comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, will form the government and the decision about the next chief minister will be taken jointly by the BJP’s delegation led by the party’s National President, along with Shiv Sena Chief Leader Eknath Shinde and NCP National President Ajit Pawar.  Fadnavis clarified that at present Shinde is the Chief Minister and under his leadership the Mahayuti is contesting the Assembly elections. Fadnavis made it clear that there is no competition among the Mahayuti partners over the Chief Minister’s post.

01:39 IST

Maharashtra Election Live Updates: Uddhav Slams BJP 

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said the upcoming Maharashtra assembly election is a battle between those who love the state and the ones who hate it. Addressing a poll rally at Radhanagari in Kolhapur, Thackeray said those who love the state are aligned with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which comprises the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP). "The upcoming election is a fight between those who love the state and those who hate it," he asserted. He accused the ruling BJP of trying to divide people on the basis of religion and castes for the sake of power.