BJP announces in-charges for assembly polls in four states, Shivraj Chauhan given Jharkhand’s charge
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK Advertisement Advertisement New Delhi, June 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced election in-charges and…
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New Delhi, June 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced election in-charges and co-in-charges for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir.
According to a release issued by the party, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav has been appointed as the election in-charge for Maharashtra, Dharmendra Pradhan for Haryana, Shivraj Singh Chauhan for Jharkhand and G Kishan Reddy for Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has been appointed co-in-charge of Maharashtra, Biplab Kumar Dev is co-in-charge for Haryana and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma will be the co-in-charge for Jharkhand. No one has been appointed as co-in-charge in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Assembly elections are to be held in all these states within a year. The election dates have not yet been announced by the Election Commission.
In Maharashtra, there is a BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. Meanwhile, BJP independently governs in Haryana. In Jharkhand, there is a coalition government formed by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress, both components of the opposition alliance ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’ (INDIA).
