Gearing up for the upcoming assembly polls in Jharkhand state, BJP leadership has decided to put Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the pedestal. The leader is expected to address around five to eight rallies for the campaigning.
Along with him, other senior party leaders including party chief Amit Shah will also hold at least 10 rallies. According to the party sources, Amit Shah would kick-start the campaign on November 21. He will also hold mass rallies on December 2, 5, 9, 14, and 17.
Jharkhand will go to the polls for 81 assembly seats and it will be conducted in five phases. The tenure for the current Jharkhand assembly will end on January 5.
Party’s working president Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union leaders like Rajnath Singh, Prakash Javadekar and Giriraj Singh will also campaign for the party in the forthcoming polls.
Congress and BJP have also announced their respective lists of candidates. Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party had also released the two lists of candidates for the elections.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das had been fielded from Jamshedpur East and state BJP president Laxman Giluwa will contest from Chakradharpur.
Jharkhand Election Schedule-
- Phase-1: Polls on 30 November
- Phase 2: Polls on 7 December
- Phase 3: Polls on 12 December
- Phase 4: Polls on 16 December
- Phase 5: Polls on 20 December