Jharkhand Election Results 2019: Thanking the people of Jharkhand for having given the BJP an opportunity to serve the state for many years, Modi applauded party workers for their efforts and said they would raising people-centric issues.
Jharkhand Election Results 2019: For the BJP, the loss in Jharkhand joins a string of poor performances by the saffron party in state elections in the past one year. Besides being outwitted in Maharashtra, BJP has lost in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Being hailed as a 'giant killer', Saryu Roy, who was the MLA from Jamshedpur West, decided to contest against Raghubar Das as an Independent candidate after BJP did not give him a ticket in the elections.
Jharkhand election results 2019: The Pathalgadi movement has its roots in 2017-18 and began as a people’s reaction to lack of development. Giant stone plaques had come up outside villages in districts around Khunti, declaring the gram sabha as the only sovereign authority.
Jharkhand election results 2019: During the election campaign, the grouse of the tribal community had been that “BJP wants to grab our land”. Moreover, the Opposition's call for the protection of “jal, jungle, zameen” seems to have resonated more with the indigenous population.
Jharkhand Election Results 2019 Constituency Wise LIVE News Updates: Important constituencies to look out for include Jamshedpur (East), Jamshedpur (West), Dumka, Latehar, Daltonganj, Chattarpur, Hussainabad, Chaibasa.
All-round India-A beat Afghanistan-A to enter Tri-series final
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India A secure their spot in the final of the tri-series in Dambulla with a 101-run win over Afghanistan A. Priyansh Arya, Tilak Varma, and Kumar Kushagra all scored half-centuries, while Nishant Sindhu took four wickets to lead the bowling attack.