Jharkhand Assembly ELections Phase-I: Voting for 43 assembly seats in Jharkhand commenced on Wednesday with a total of 683 candidates trying their luck. While the JMM-led coalition is seeking to retain power riding on its welfare schemes, including Maiyan Samman Yojna, the BJP has been campaigning with aggression over infiltration and alleged corruption by the current dispensation.
“We are aware of our responsibility. District icon of Khunti district, Sunil Nayak reached the polling booth early in the morning and cast his vote as the first voter. Polling workers welcomed him by giving him a bouquet!”, wrote ECI on X as it shared video of voters.
Top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP chief JP Nadda, held several rallies where they attacked the JMM-led coalition over alleged corruption and infiltration.
Jharkhand Assembly ELections Phase-I
Meanwhile, top INDIA bloc leaders, including Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, its president Mallikarjun Kharge, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife and legislator Kalpana Soren campaigned for the first phase. The INDIA bloc leaders highlighted welfare schemes and accused the BJP-led Centre of unleashing all the central agencies, including ED, CBI and I-T, against opposition leaders.
Elections will be held on seven seats in Rajasthan, six seats in West Bengal, five in Assam, four in Bihar, three in Kerala, two seats in Madhya Pradesh and one in Meghalaya, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.
Highlighting the voters in Bihar, ECI wrote on X, “The enthusiasm of voters has remained intact since morning in the 196-Tarari Assembly by-election 2024 under Bhojpur district of Bihar. Voting is going on peacefully and it is being monitored from the district control room”.
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