A complaint has been filed with the Election Commission alleging that Jairam Mahto, the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha chief and MLA, accepted foreign funding for the recently held Assembly elections. The 30-year-old PhD student, referred to as 'Tiger Jairam' by his supporters, emerged as a key gamechanger in the recently held Assembly polls, with his party playing a significant role …
In a stunning comeback, Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance on Saturday stormed to power in Jharkhand for a second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, despite an all-out blitz by the BJP-led NDA which managed only 24 seats. A post-poll analysis of the Assembly polls highlighted that the Jairam Mahto-led Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha played a key role …
The second phase of assembly polls for 38 seats of Jharkhand will be held November 20. Yet, the rise of a new political poutfit – the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha – led by 30-year-old Jairam Mahato, is generating a buzz in the otherwise INDIA vs NDA fight. And as the second phase of polling nears, JKLM leader leader Jairam Mahto …
Published : May 24, 2024 18:59 IST - 12 MINS READ In the Lok Sabha election in Jharkhand, a State with a tribal population of 26 per cent, the January 31 arrest of Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a case of alleged land grab has resulted in identity politics taking centre stage. Hemant Soren’s arrest seems to have papered over …
