Jharkhand Polls 2019: PM Modi To Address Rallies In Khunti, Jamshedpur Today

The five-phase elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly began on November 30 and will end on December 20. Counting of votes will take place on December 23.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday address rallies in Khunti and Jamshedpur districts in poll-bound Jharkhand.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday address rallies in Khunti and Jamshedpur districts in poll-bound Jharkhand. The five-phase elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly began on November 30 and will end on December 20. Incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das is seeking a second five-year term. The BJP leader has also become the first chief minister of the state to complete a full 5-year term in office. The tenure of the current Assembly ends on January 5, 2020. Apart from BJP, Congress, JMM, and RJD are the major players in the state Assembly elections. It is to be noted that Congress, JMM and RJD are contesting the polls together. It will be the fourth Assembly election in Jharkhand since the state was carved out in 2000 from Bihar. Counting of votes will take place on December 23. In total, 20 Assembly constituencies are going to polls in the second phase on December 7. Yesterday, BJP national president Amit Shah addressed a public rally in Jamshedpur.