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Debasish Marandi, nominated by BJD, and Bhadav Hansdah, backed by BJP, emerge as the major contenders, each with a robust support base and extensive political e

An estimated 45.14 per cent of over 56 lakh eligible voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm on Thursday in the third of the five-phase Jharkhand assembly elections in 17 constituencies, officials said. The police said voting is going on peacefully in all the constituencies. Governor Droupadi Murmu cast her vote in Ranchi while senior Congress leader and former Union minister Subodh Kant Sahay was among the early voters at a booth in Khijri assembly constituency.

The curious case of Babulal Marandi  The former Jharkhand CM’s party merged with the BJP but is now mired in the anti-defection law  advertisement UPDATED: December 15, 2020 22:07 IST Senior BJP leader Babulal Marandi is greeted by party workers at the BJP headquarter, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Feb 18 Babulal Marandi is in a piquant situation. Jharkhands main opposition party, the BJP, identifies him as the leader of its legislature party, but the assembly Secretariat has not designated him the po...