This movement started when the Raghubar Das government tried to amend the Chhotanagpur Land Tenancy Act 1908 and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act 1949
Political parties make promises of equal representation to women, but patriarchy continues to dominate electoral democracy
Though Hemant Soren was popular with the Muslim population of Jharkhand for taking on the BJP, it would seem that many of his promises to the people remain unfulfilled
Himanta Biswa Sarma brings his "Bangladeshi infiltrator" rhetoric to Jharkhand to rattle Hemant Soren’s tribal identity politics
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is keeping the Sarna Code issue alive in its election campaign, especially in tribal areas
The Bharatiya Janata Party plays the 'illegal Bangladeshi' card in poll-bound Jharkhand
The response of Hemant Soren's administration to the COVID-19 pandemic and his five months in prison have brought out a stronger and a more mature image of Hemant who did not buckle under political pressure
In Jharkhand, the issues of the Adivasis and their tribal identity and ethos have remained at the centre of the discourse for the last 24 years since its formation in November 2000.
The JMM and the BJP never tire of projecting themselves as champions of women. There is 50 per cent reservation for women in the Jharkhand Panchayat elections, but when it comes to the Assembly elections, their representation is negligible.
In Jharkhand, the political representation of Muslims has significantly declined over the past two decades, with Congress giving the fewest tickets to Muslim candidates in the 2019 assembly elections compared to previous years
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