Jharkhand's JMM, led by power couple Hemant and Kalpana Soren, secured a second consecutive term. Despite challenges, the Sorens mobilized tribal sentiment and countered anti-incumbency.

CM Hemant Soren-led party emerged as the single largest in Jharkhand that secured 34 assembly seats. JMM chief is set for term 2 as the party steered the INDIA bloc to victory.

The vote tallying process for Jharkhand's 81 assembly seats commenced at 8am. The elections were conducted in t

Four key ministers in the JMM-led Hemant Soren government faced crushing defeat in Jharkhand assembly polls despite a stellar performance by the coalition which retained power for the second consecutive term.

JMM-led coalition is leading in Jharkhand and has crossed majority mark. These polls show that CM's 5-months jail term in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged land scam failed to malign his image.

The counting of votes has concluded for the Jharkhand assembly polls. The elections were held in two phases on November 13 and 20 for all 81 assembly seats. JMM-led alliance returned to power after registering win on 56 seats despite an all-out blitz by the BJP-led NDA which managed only 24 seats in the 81-member assembly.

We have to fight for social justice, raise voice of people and form accountable government in Jharkhand: Kharge People of Jharkhand decisively rejected politics of polarisation: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Loss in Jharkhand deeply painful for me: Assam CM and BJP's election co-incharge Himanta Biswa Sarma PM Modi congratulates JMM-led alliance on Jharkhand win;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is headed for a victory in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition won mineral-rich Jharkhand state

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance is leading in polls in Maharashtra by a wide margin, signaling policy continuity in a state which houses most of India’s billionaires and is home to some of the country’s biggest investments.