Jharkhand assembly elections: Voting to be held in 2 phases starting Nov 13, results on Nov 23

Jharkhand election date: The Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls will be the second major electoral exercise since the Lok Sabha polls.

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The current Jharkhand assembly's term will end on January 5, 2025. Besides Jharkhand, the Election Commission has also announced the poll date for Maharashtra. The state will go to polls in a single phase on November 20.

Earlier today, Congress announced that it would contest the Jharkhand assembly elections in alliance with the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, led by incumbent chief minister Hemant Soren. A final decision on seat sharing for the Jharkhand assembly election is expected soon.

"We will contest elections with our alliance partners in the state. A final decision on the seat sharing will be done soon. We are confident of winning elections on the back of development works done by us," Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Keshav Mahto said.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) also expressed confidence that its alliance would be voted back to power.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the other hand, has claimed that the JMM will face a crushing defeat.