Dynasty in Jharkhand
Jharkhand has played true to form in acquiring one more Chief Minister — the ninth since it was carved out of Bihar in recognition of its tribal character and to uplift its people from endemic poverty...
View ArticleCongress, JMM to form govt in Jharkhand
Zee Media Bureau Ranchi: Decks were cleared on Friday to lift President's Rule from the state of Jharkhand after the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) formally announced their alliance....
View ArticleJharkhand alliance 'Opportunistic', says Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Tweet Ahmedabad, July 6 (ANI): The recent alliance between the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress has been described as 'opportunistic' by Rajiv Pratap Rudy, General Secretary of the...
View ArticleJMM rules out poll pact for 2014 polls
Tweet Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Wednesday ruled out any pre-poll tie-up in the state assembly and Lok Sabha polls in 2014. "Our party will go alone in Lok sabha and...
View ArticleCentral rule in Jharkhand revoked
The Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for the revocation of the President’s Rule prevailing in Jharkhand since January. President’s Rule in Jharkhand will come to an end on July 18. Jharkhand Mukti...
View ArticlePresident's rule set to be lifted from Jharkhand
Zee Media Bureau Ranchi: With Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and RJD agreeing to form an alliance and form a government, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to end President’s rule in...
View ArticleCabinet set to revoke President's rule in Jharkhand
Zee Media Bureau Ranchi: With Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and RJD agreeing to form an alliance and form a government, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to end President’s rule in...
View ArticleHemant Soren takes oath as ninth CM of Jharkhand
Tweet Ranchi, July 13 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, 37, was sworn in Saturday as ninth chief minister of the state. Hemant Soren was administered oath by Governor Syed...
View ArticleJMM to form government with Congress, RJD support
Ranchi, July 5: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is all set to form a government in Jharkhand under the leadership of Hemant Soren, with the support of the Congress and RJD, it was announced Friday....
View Article'Hemant will have to take care of all workers and work hard': Shibu Soren
Tweet Ranchi, July 13 (ANI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren on Saturday said that his son Hemant Soren, who has now taken over as the state's ninth Chief Minister, will have to put...
View ArticleHemant Soren set to be Jharkhand's 9th CM, Guv revokes Prez Rule
Zee Media Bureau Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren is all set to take charge as the ninth Chief Minister of Jharkhand soon. Backed by the Congress, RJD and legislators from...
View ArticleTHE SON RISES Democracy and dynastic rule have long lived together in India,...
Democracy and dynastic rule have long lived together in India, happily or otherwise. So there is nothing unusual about Hemant Soren stepping into the shoes of his father as Jharkhands new chief...
View ArticleWill BJP retain its Rajya Sabha seat from Jharkhand?
Ranchi, Jan 15: With the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha slated for Feb 7, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is finding its prospects of retaining its lone seat from Jharkhand difficult. If the...
View ArticleHemant Soren set to be Jharkhand's ninth CM
Ranchi, July 10: If all goes well, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren will be the ninth chief minister of Jharkhand. Backed by the Congress, RJD and legislators from smaller...
View ArticleRJD nominee, Independent set for RS from Jharkhand
Tweet Ranchi, Jan 28 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Prem Kumar Gupta and Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani are set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand. Tuesday...
View ArticleJMM MLAs oppose party backing RJD nominee for RS
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leaders continued to be divided over the support to Rashtriya Janta Dal's (RJD) nominee Prem Chand Gupta, after it had already announced the candidature of JMM MLA’s...
View ArticleHigh political stakes for two Jharkhand ex-CMs (Curtain Raiser)
Tweet Ranchi, April 22 (IANS) The third phase of Jharkhand polls is crucial for the political survival of two former chief ministers, Shibu Soren and Babulal Marandi, who head two key regional parties...
View ArticleCampaign for Jharkhand's third phase gains momentum
Ranchi, April 19: Campaigning for the third and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand has gained momentum, with leaders of different parties wooing the electorate. The third phase will...
View ArticleBJP sweeps Jharkhand bagging 13 seats
Shibu Soren takes one leftover seat The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued its winning streak even in Jharkhand where it romped home...
View ArticleJMM won't ditch UPA after drubbing: Shibu
Dumka: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will continue to be a part of the Congress-led UPA despite the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA in the state as well as across the country,...
View ArticleCabinet recommends revocation of president rule in Jharkhand
Tweet New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The union cabinet has recommended to President Pranab Mukherjee revocation of the central rule in Jharkhand, a minister said Thursday. "The cabinet has appealed to the...
View ArticleHemant Soren to meet Governor, stake claim to form Govt. in Jharkhand
Tweet Ranchi, July 9 (ANI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislature party leader Hemant Soren, who claims to have the support of 42 MLAs in the 82-member state assembly, is expected to formally stake...
View ArticleRaghubar Das first non-tribal to become Jharkhand CM
Ranchi, December 28: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Raghubar Das took oath here Sunday as Jharkhand's 10th chief minister, the first non-tribal to do so. The 60-year-old Das, who will head...
View ArticleArjun Munda slams Jharkhand Vikas Morcha for scrapping welfare programmes
DUMKA: At an election rally in Yagya Maidan on Saturday, former chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arjun Munda criticized Hemant Soren-led government for abandoning the welfare...
View ArticleEnd of dynasty rule has come, says Modi (Roundup)
Tweet Palamu/Kodarma/Buxar/Nawada, April 2 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday called for an end to dynastic politics, saying there was no place for it in Indian democracy....
View ArticleWe have proved we can lead the State: Hemant Soren
From facing questions on his political experience and acumen last July when he came to head a coalition government for the first time to keeping internal rebellions at bay through his term, Jharkhand...
View ArticleNo crisis in JMM-led govt, Hemant Soren says
DUMKA: A day after Babulal Marandi's party urged the governor to dismiss the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led coalition government in the state, chief minister Hemant Soren said his government did not...
View ArticleNarendra Modi plans to gatecrash Shibu stronghold
DUMKA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going all out to make the most of Congress's seemingly indifferent attitude towards Santhal Pargana. While the Congress is allowing ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha...
View ArticleHemant Soren wins trust vote
Tweet Ranchi, July 18 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Thursday won a crucial trust vote in the state assembly. Fortythree legislators voted in favour of the government in the 82-member...
View ArticleHemant Soren sworn in as 9th Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Tweet Hemant Soren has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Saturday morning. He is the 9th CM of the state. Governor of Jharkhand Syed Ahmad administered oath to Jharkhand Mukti...
View ArticleJMM to begin poll campaign in three States this month
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren and Chief Minister Hemant Soren will begin campaigning for Lok Sabha elections in neighbouring States this month. The party JMM, an alliance partner of...
View ArticleJMM to begin campaigning for Lok Sabha in neighbouring states
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren and chief minister Hemant Soren will begin campaigning for Lok Sabha elections in neighbouring states this month. The party is planning a week-long...
View ArticleJharkhand polls acid test for former chief ministers
Tweet Ranchi, April 4 (IANS) The 2014 Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand are an acid test for the regional parties and former chief ministers of the state. The presidents of three regional parties - the...
View ArticleJMM holds talk with Nitish, Lalu to join secular alliance
Patna: After the exit of NCP and Samajwadi Party from the grand secular alliance, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has evinced interest to join hands with anti-BJP front in the Bihar elections. JMM Working...
View ArticleRoyal families perched on political roost
RANCHI: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is in a fix over the declaration of a candidate for the Jamshedpur parliamentary constituency and is also facing trouble from within the party for not following...
View ArticleCong-JMM strike deal; to form coalition govt in Jharkhand
New Delhi: Congress today inked an agreement with JMM to form a coalition government in Jharkhand and contest next Lok Sabha election in alliance with the tribal party, which is first new ally to come...
View ArticleEven after 14 years, Jharkhand cries for stability
Jharkhand, which came into existence in November 2000, has many firsts to its credit. But the three prominent ones which specially deserve mention here are: This is arguably the first recently formed...
View ArticleJMM to launch poll campaign from Dumka
RANCHI: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Saturday decided to launch its campaigning for the Bihar assembly elections from its stronghold Santhal Pargana. And the tribal outfit, which has joined the...
View ArticleNine governments, three spells of President rule in Jharkhand in 14 years
PTI Jharkhand, which appeared to be finally headed towards electing a stable government this time, has seen nine different governments--none of which could complete its term--in the last 14 years since...
View ArticleCong-RJD-JD(U) may follow Bihar formula
RANCHI: Congress, Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal are likely to enter an alliance and follow the 10-constituency Bihar by-election seat-sharing formula for the upcoming assembly elections...
View ArticleJVM-P to contest from all assembly seats
DUMKA: Babulal Marandi, whose Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) was among regional parties which were swept away by the saffron wave this Lok Sabha election, said here on Friday his party would...
View ArticleSon leads the way in Santhal Pargana
Dumka: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's performance in Santhal Pargana, where it won two of the three parliamentary seats by comfortable margins, is more about Hemant Soren's efforts to keep hopes afloat at a...
View ArticleAfter Congress defeat, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha eyes more Lok Sabha seats
Following the Congress's defeat in assembly polls in four states, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leaders are advocating contesting all the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand on their own instead of going in...
View ArticleAfter Congress defeat, JMM eyes more Lok Sabha seats
Ranchi, Dec 9: Following the Congress's defeat in assembly polls in four states, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leaders are advocating contesting all the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand on their own...
View ArticleSeat-sharing with Congress not finalised, says JMM
Tweet Ranchi, Oct 6 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren Sunday said seat-sharing with the Congress was yet to be finalised for the Lok Sabha elections next year. "Leaders of Congress...
View ArticleJMM chief Shibu Soren files nomination papers
Tweet Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren filed his nomination papers from Dumka constituency in Jharkhand Monday. Shibu is the sitting MP from Dumka. His son and...
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