Counting across all the centres in Maharashtra and Jharkhand will begin at 8 am, an Election Commission official said. The counting of postal ballots will begin first, he added.
Congress on Friday appointed three observers, including former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for Maharashtra, and senior party leader Tariq Anwar and two others for Jharkhand to oversee the post-election scenario in both the states.
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday said seizures totaling more than Rs 1,000 crore have been reported so far in the ongoing Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, and by-elections in other states.
Divide Jharkhand’s political landscape illustrates the complexities of a state grappling with rapid urbanisation, stark rural realities, and growing communal tensions.
The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has expressed optimism about the party's strong showing in the state elections, projecting better than expected results in the first phase of polling that concluded on November 13.
Flight operations have resumed after three days from Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Andal from today, and coal production from open-cast coal mines has also resumed from today as rainfall stops
As the rivers of Jharkhand are swelling due to torrential rainfall in the upper catchment areas of the Chhotanagpur Plateau since the past few days, the authorities there have been discharging water from Maithon
Huge downpour in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in the upper catchment of Tenughat dam now pose a severe threat of floods in the South Bengal districts, which however has been temporarily halted after the Bengal government intervention this afternoon.
The Assam Chief Minister said that illegal immigration by Rohingyas is a big problem for the security of the country.
As many as six people were injured after several coaches of the Howrah-CSMT Express derailed near Chakradharpur in Jharkhand on Tuesday morning, officials said.
