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The five-phase elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly began on November 30 and will end on December 20. Counting of votes will take place on December 23.

With an improving vote share and the fact that this was only the by-poll, the BJP has a lot to take away from the West Bengal by-election. The question on people’s minds now is, did the TMC win it fair and square

In the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly election, voting was held in 13 constituencies, and voter turnout was recorded at approximately 64.12% on November 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the NDA is working towards the development while marking the successful completion of six months in his second term. The BJP in Maharashtra led by Devendra Fadnavis staged a walkout in the Maharashtra Assembly stating that norms were flouted ahead of the floor test. They will approach the Governor. 

A total turnout of 62.87% was witnessed in the first phase of polling in Jharkhand on Saturday (November 30). 13 constituencies out of 81 went to polls in the first phase. Jharkhand will vote in four more phases on December 7, 12, 16 and 20 and the results will be declared on December 23.

The BJP in Maharashtra led by Devendra Fadnavis has decided to approach the Governor and if need be, the Supreme Court as the party claims that the Maharashtra Assembly flouted rules, as per the liking of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress. Fadnavis alleged that the oath administered to the MLAs were also unconstitutional. 
 

Congress candidate KN Tripathi, who is contesting from Jharkhand’s Daltonganj, was taken into custody over gun brandishing, but was later released
 

 During the first phase of voting in Jharkhand, Naxals blew up a bridge in Bishnupur. According to reports, no one was injured in the incident
 

The first phase of Assembly polling in Jharkhand for 13 seats is underway in Chatra, Gumla, Daltonganj, Bishrampur, Chhatarpur, Hussainabad, Bishunpur, Lohardaga, Manika, Latehar, Panki, Garhwa and Bhawanathpur

The Karnataka BJP lodged a complaint with the chief electoral officer in relation to former Speaker Ramesh Kumar using unparliamentary words during election campaign.  

A Mumbai based astrologer has predicted that Uddhav Thackeray-led government will not last long and will soon hit rock bottom. Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray was sworn-in as Maharashtra’s chief minister. 

While addressing an election rally in Jharkhand, Union home minister Amit Shah said that the BJP would completely uproot Naxalism in the state

Hello and welcome to this episode of The Handshake, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about how India and Sri Lanka need a fresh start in diplomacy.
 

In the Maharashtra Assembly elections held in October, BJP and Shiv Sena contested the polls together and got 105 and 56 seats, respectively. However, the two parties had a fallout over power-sharing of the chief ministerial post