India.com News Desk | Dec 23, 2019, 2:15 PM IST
The NCP is one of the two parties, the other being Congress, to have joined hands with the BJP's former ally Shiv Sena to form government in Maharashtra last month, after several dramatic political developments in the state.
India.com News Desk | Dec 23, 2019, 12:21 PM IST
Early EC trends have given a simple majority to the JMM-Congress-RJD combine. If the BJP does indeed go on to lose, it would mean that Das, a first-time Chief Minister, would have lost despite being the only Jharkhand Chief Minister to have completed a full term.
India.com News Desk | Dec 23, 2019, 10:18 AM IST
Notably, if the prediction comes true, then the BJP will be losing yet another state after letting four key states slip away from its kitty in the last one year.
India.com News Desk | Dec 23, 2019, 10:28 AM IST
Dhanwar, which is an Assembly seat in the north Jharkhand region, is part of Koderma Lok Sabha constituency, which was won by BJP's Sunil Kumar Singh in the general elections held earlier this year.
Poulomi Ghosh | Dec 23, 2019, 9:51 AM IST
There is a debate over who coined the term Ab ki Baar. According to reports, Ajay Singh who is now the owner of SpiceJet coined the term when he was part of the BJP's war room before the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. Now, the slogan has come to Jharkhand as well.
India.com News Desk | Dec 23, 2019, 9:50 AM IST
The AJSU chief has previously won from this constituency in 2000, 2005 and 2009. The seat is currently held by JMM's Seema Mahato, who won here in last year's bypolls, retaining the seat for her party which won it in the 2014 state polls.
