RANCHI: The sixth Jharkhand Assembly is different in many ways from the previous assemblies. On the first day of the Special Assembly session on Monday, the newly elected MLAs reached the House in different styles. Jairam Mahto of Jharkhand Loktantrik Kranti Morcha, who reached the Jharkhand Assembly barefoot, bowed his head on the frame of the Assembly door before entering …
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 …
