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 Congress Break alliance with JMM in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Just ahead of Jharkhand Assembly elections, over a year long alliance between the Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has collapsed, Congress general secretary BK Hariprasad confirmed on Friday.

AICC General Secretary B K Hariprasad said that the Congress would contest the Assembly polls in Jharkhand along with RJD and JD-U, with which it had faced bypolls in Bihar in August. Hariprasad said the Congress will take a call later on whether to withdraw support to the Hemant Soren Government.

1. The Election Commission has decided to go for five-phase Assembly polls in Jharkhand.
2. The first phase in state will be held on November 25.
3. The last date for filing nomination papers for the first phase is Nov 5.
4. The scrutiny of nomination papers would take place Nov 7 while the last date for withdrawals is Nov 10.
5. Voting for the remaining four phases will take place Dec 2, 9, 14 and 20.
6. Counting of votes will take place Dec 23.
7. In all, polling will be held for 81 seats in Jharkhand.

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