Centre to dissolve Jharkhand Assembly soon, say sources
Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from PTI) | Friday May 3, 2013
The government is reportedly set to dissolve the Jharkhand assembly soon to pave way for polls, sources have told NDTV.
Political crisis in Jharkhand: Governor to send report to President tonight, say sources
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday January 14, 2013
Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad will send his report on the political crisis in the state to President Pranab Mukherjee today, according to sources. Mr Ahmad is likely to recommend a President's rule in the state with neither the Congress nor the Jhar...
Jharkhand Governor likely to recommend President's rule, say sources
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday January 13, 2013
Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad is likely to recommend a President's rule in the state with neither the Congress nor the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) having the numbers to form the next government on their own, according to sources. Leaders of both par...
JMM meets Jharkhand Governor, seeks time to form next govt; Congress silent on support
Manish Kumar | Saturday January 12, 2013
Efforts to form the next government in Jharkhand picked up pace on Saturday with leaders of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress separately meeting Governor Syed Ahmad. The JMM leaders requested the Governor to give the party a chance to...
JMM-Congress alliance in Jharkhand? Party leaders may meet today
Alok Pandey | Wednesday January 9, 2013
Whiff of a possible alliance between the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress to form the next government in Jharkhand is in the air. JMM leaders are in Delhi to try and hold talks with the Congress after the regional party pulled out of the...
Arjun Munda resigns as Chief Minister; Jharkhand Govt set to fall
Alok Pandey | Wednesday January 9, 2013
Jharkhand plunged into political crisis today after Chief Minister Arjun Munda submitted his resignation to Governor Syed Ahmad. Mr Munda took the step hours after his coalition partner, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), decided to withdraw its suppo...
Jharkhand: Arjun Munda resigns as Chief Minister; JMM says it'll try to form new Govt
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday January 8, 2013
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has submitted his resignation to Governor Syed Ahmad hours after an emergency Cabinet meeting recommended dissolution of the Assembly. The vertiginous situation arrived in the state after Shibu Soren's Jharkhand M...
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday January 8, 2013
The BJP-led government in Jharkhand convened an emergency Cabinet meeting today morning in which it recommended the dissolution of the state Assembly. This comes a day after Shibu Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha or JMM threatened to withdraw support f...
BJP-led government in Jharkhand in trouble, Shibu Soren's JMM wants out
Reported by Alok Pandey; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday January 7, 2013
The government in Jharkhand, led by the BJP, is vertiginously poised with Shibu Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha or the JMM, withdrawing its support. The BJP and Mr Soren's JMM have 18 members each in the 81-member state assembly. Without the support...
Boy critically injured as MLA's vehicle runs over him
Press Trust of India | Sunday October 21, 2012
A boy was critically injured after a vehicle of a JMM legislator ran over him in the district, a police officer said. Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said the three-and-half-year-old boy suddenly came infront of the vehicle of JMM MLA from To...
Jharkhand land row: Shibu Soren wooing villagers?
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday July 16, 2012
Shibu Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) may be a part of the government in Jharkhand, but that did not stop him from speaking against it on its land acquisition policy. The state government reportedly wants to turn about 230 acres of agricultural ...
BJP's SS Ahluwalia says 'horse-trading' behind Rajya Sabha defeat in Jharkhand
NDTV Correspondent with inputs from PTI | Friday May 4, 2012
After losing the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader SS Ahluwalia on Thursday blamed his defeat on "horse trading." The Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won a Rajya Sabha seat each from Jharkhan...
Senior BJP leader SS Ahluwalia loses Rajya Sabha seat from Jharkhand
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 3, 2012
Senior BJP leader S S Ahluwalia was today defeated in the Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand as Congress and JMM candidates emerged victorious in the two seats for which the polling was held.
Polling for Rajya Sabha seats begins; Jharkhand Mukti Morcha woos its junior ally for support
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 3, 2012
A month after the Election Commission countermanded the polls, elections for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand began today even as last minute parleys were on, with ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) wooing its junior ally All Jharkhand Stude...
Rajya Sabha polls: More trouble for BJP in Jharkhand?
Reported by Rahul Shrivastava | Thursday April 26, 2012
After the controversy over its candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections from Jharkhand, Anshuman Mishra, the BJP seems to be heading for fresh trouble. Sources have told NDTV that its coalition partner in the state, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), h...
