Early Assembly elections likely in Jharkhand; JMM calls it a bid to destabilize
New Indian ExpressRANCHI: Early Assembly elections are expected in Jharkhand in October this year, three months before schedule, as the tenure of the JMM-led alliance government ends in January next year. Meanwhile, a team from the Central Election Commission visited Jharkhand for two days to review various aspects such as updating the voter list, door-to-door verification, digitization, renewal of old laminated voter ID cards, distribution of identity cards, ensuring minimum facilities at polling stations, assessing the status of grievance redressal, and reviewing the voting percentage in the Lok Sabha elections.\The team included Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Dharmendra Sharma, Nitesh Vyas, Principal Secretary Arvind Anand, and other officials. During their visit, the team also commended Chief Election Officer K Ravi Kumar and his team on behalf of the Chief Election Commissioner for conducting peaceful and fair Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand. He also threatened to launch a movement if the Election Commission announces early assembly elections in Jharkhand along with Maharashtra and Haryana.