Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 6.61 per cent till 9 am on Wednesday in the single-phase assembly elections that began earlier this morning, while Jharkhand registered a voter turnout of 12.

Assembly elections: Maharashtra records early voter turnout of 6.61%, Jharkhand at 12.71%

In the wake of the BJP approaching the Election Commission (EC) against Rahul Gandhi and the Congress against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for alleged poll code violations, the election panel asked the presidents of the two parties on Saturday to comment on the charges levelled against their leaders.

India: EC asks BJP, Congress chiefs to comment on complaints filed by both parties for alleged poll violation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi encountered a technical snag at Deoghar airport in the Indian state of Jharkhand on Friday (Nov 15) afternoon. This led to a delay in PM Modi's return to New Delhi.

PM Modi's aircraft hit by technical snag at Jharkhand's Deoghar airport, plane grounded

Two Indian states Jharkhand and Karnataka entered into polls on Wednesday (Nov 13). While Jharkhand votes to elect 81 members to its legislative assembly, Karnataka will observe voting for three assembly seats in the bypolls.

Jharkhand assembly election kick starts with phase 1 polling along with Karnataka bypolls on 3 seats

It was a major election day in India, with by-polls held on 31 assembly seats across 10 states and elections held on 43 seats of the 81-member state legislative assembly in Jharkhand on Wednesday (Nov 13).

India elections: 64% turnout recorded as NDA, INDIA bloc clash in Jharkhand, assembly bypolls

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren will meet Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday to invite her for the swearing-in ceremony. Soren had yesterday told media persons that the oath-taking ceremony will take place on December 29.

JMM's Hemant Soren to meet Sonia Gandhi to invite her for swearing-in ceremony

A new chapter will begin in Jharkhand, Chief Ministerial candidate of Congress-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Rashtriya Janata Dal alliance, Hemant Soren said on Monday after the landslide win in Assembly Elections.

New chapter will begin in Jharkhand, says CM candidate Hemant Soren after JMM-Congress-RJD victory

The alliance of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal secured a victory on Monday in Jharkhand Assembly Elections paving the way for Hemant Soren becoming the next chief minister of the state.

Who is Jharkhand's new chief minister Hemant Soren?

The election victory in Jharkhand by JMM, Congress and RJD is a classic example of an organic alliance defeating a much powerful adversary. Though BJP’s incumbency is also to blame for their defeat, few things done by the JMM-Congress alliance helped turn the tide.

Eight things JMM-RJD-Congress alliance did to defeat BJP

........Eight things JMM-RJD-Congress alliance did to defeat BJP

Counting of votes is underway for 81 Assembly seats in Jharkhand. Latest trends indicate that Congress-JMM is close to majority. #JharkhandAssemblyElectionVideo #Jharkhand

Jharkhand Election results: Counting underway for 81 seats

The results of the Jharkhand Assembly election will be announced on Monday. All arrangements are in place for the counting of votes tomorrow morning. The 81 Assembly seats in the state went to polls in five phases from November 30 to December 20.

Counting for 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats to begin on Monday

Jharkhand assembly elections recorded the overall voter turnout of 66 per cent with the fifth phase witnessing 70.83 per cent electoral exercise their democratic right to vote in the final phase of elections in Jharkhand on Friday.

Over 66 per cent voter turnout recorded in Jharkhand polls

Voting is underway for 17 seats in the third phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand. The poll-bound districts are Ranchi, Ramgarh, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Chatra, Giridih, Bokaro and Saraikela-Kharsawan.

Jharkhand Assembly election 2019: Polling underway for 17 seats in 3rd phase

Jharkhand recorded an estimated voter turnout of 62.03% till 5 pm for 17 seats in the third phase of Assembly elections on Thursday. In 12 of 17 Assembly seats voting concluded at 3 pm while in the remaining constituencies, including Ranchi, Kanke, and Hatia, voting continued till 5 pm.

As voting concludes in Jharkhand Assembly elections, 62.03% voter turnout recorded

Jharkhand recorded 45 per cent polling till 2 pm for 17 seats in the third phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand. The polling in the 17 assembly constituencies in the state began peacefully at 0700 hrs on Thursday.

Jharkhand Assembly election 2019: Voter turnout 45% till 2 PM

Over 13 per cent of voters cast their ballot till 9 am on Saturday in the second phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls covering 20 constituencies, including Jamshedpur East and West.

Jharkhand polls: Over 13% polling recorded till 9 am

An instance of firing has been reported in Sirsa block of Gumla district during the second phase of assembly elections in Jharkhand on Saturday. The vehicle of a block development officer was also targeted during the firing.

Jharkhand assembly polls: Firing reported in Gumla's Sirsa block

A voter turnout of 59.27 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Saturday in the second phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, according to the Election Commission. In this phase of the election, over 48 lakh voters have been exercising their franchise.

59.27% polling recorded till 3 pm in Jharkhand polls

One person died and three others sustained injuries during firing by the security personnel outside a polling booth in Jharkhand on Saturday, said Vishnu Dev Chaudhary, Police in-charge Sisai Gumla district.

Jharkhand assembly polls: One dead, 3 injured in clashes in Gumla

Two days after securing bail in the INX Media case, former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram lashed out at the BJP government in Centre and Jharkhand, saying that India's economy is in "incompetent hands" and Jharkhand's economy is in "even more incompetent hands".

We dented BJP in Maharashtra, must defeat them in Jharkhand: Chidambaram

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the BJP government in Jharkhand for breaking the backbone of Naxalism. Addressing a rally here, PM Modi said, "After the first phase of the Assembly elections in the state, three things are clear - The faith of the people of Jharkhand in strengthening democracy and nation-building is unprecedented.

BJP govt broke backbone of Naxalism: PM Narendra Modi in Jharkhand

Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah slammed Hemant Soren and accused him of sitting on Congress's lap in order to become chief minister. "Due to the thirst for power, Hemant Soren is trying to become chief minister while sitting on the lap of Congress, Shah said while addressing a rally in Chakradharpur in Jharkhand ahead of the second phase of the Assembly election.

Jharkhand election: Amit Shah slams Hemant Soren, says he is sitting on 'Congress's lap' to become CM

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