December 26, 2019 7:20 am
Saryu Roy defeated Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das in a bitterly fought contest from Jamshedpur West constituency in the Assembly elections.
December 24, 2019 7:01 am
What came as a surprise for even Roy’s supporters was the margin of victory — 15,833 votes — in an election that many considered would be a neck and neck contest.
December 23, 2019 9:26 pm
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.
December 23, 2019 9:31 pm
Jharkhand Election Results 2019: As per the latest trends available on the Election Commission website, Das was trailing BJP rebel candidate and former minister Saryu Roy by over 10,000 votes in Jamshedpur (East) constituency.
December 24, 2019 3:17 am
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.
December 23, 2019 7:02 pm
"I thank the electorate to give us a clear mandate. Definitely, this day is a day of joy for all my party members but it is also a day when we can take a vow to meet the state's expectations," he said.
December 23, 2019 9:09 pm
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.
December 23, 2019 10:38 pm
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.
December 23, 2019 10:38 pm
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.
December 24, 2019 1:06 am
Jharkhand polls results: At present, the BJP has won 22 seats and was leading on three while the JMM-Congress-RJD combine has won 45 seats, comfortably above the majority mark of 41 in the 81 member House.