The Bill will make the 1932 land survey document (khatiyan) as the base to define who is a 'Jharkhandi', targeting the BJP's vote base and also its will to approve the law in parliament.

For years, the political class has forgotten the contributions of Jaipal Singh Munda, a visionary and multifaceted personality, for the empowerment of tribals.

The Marandi who spoke on Monday while re-entering the BJP sounded very different from the Marandi of the last 13 years.

While the Pathalgadi movement has in the past seen violence at a small-scale, both from its sympathisers and the police administration, this is the first time there has been bloodshed on this scale.

He and his family have weathered controversies in the past but now that he has a clear mandate for five years, his political future will depend on how well he administers one of India's poorest states.

The JMM has inherited the legacy of Jaipal Singh's Jharkhand Party, which stood for a statehood identity inclusive of tribals and non-tribals before its untimely demise.

With AIMIM and TMC in the fray, the election results could go any which way despite a strong anti-incumbency factor.

While hoardings of chief minister Raghubar Das were accompanied by a picture of Modi, JMM's Hemant Soren appeared to be confident appearing by himself in his party's banners.

Outcomes in the fourth and fifth phases will decide whether Modi's rallies have managed to dent Shibu's influence in the region.

The prime minister was speaking at an election rally in Dumka, where the Adivasi and Muslim vote appears to have consolidated in favour of the opposition alliance.

Jharkhand's first chief minister talks about the ongoing elections in the state, coalition blues, the possible scenarios and more.

The Jharkhand chief minister's leadership style has come under criticism over the years. He also faces tough competition in former cabinet colleague Saryu Rai, who contesting as an independent candidate.

The constituencies that go to polls in the second phase are areas which have seen movements of tribal icons like Birsa Munda and Jaipal Singh.

While the BJP machinery has been engaged, the Congress-JMM-RJD coalition is yet to strike hard to cash in on the anti-incumbency factor that is overtly present in many districts in the region.

Though the nationalist agenda did not serve the BJP well in Maharashtra and Haryana, the party expects the Ayodhya verdict to give it a fillip in Jharkhand.

Despite a tangible anti-BJP mood in the state, the opposition alliance managed to win only two of the state's 14 seats, prompting it to introspect.

The journalist had travelled extensively this past summer to report on the Pathalgadi violence playing out in his home district.

Former chief minister Marandi discusses how the BJP at the central and state levels has done little to develop Jharkhand.

Once the heartland of tribal culture, philosophy and traditions, the district in Jharkhand is now characterised by large-scale discontent.