00:00The Election Commission of India is expected to announce the dates for the Assembly elections
00:17in Maharashtra and Jharkhand within the coming week.
00:20The polling is likely to take place in the second or third week of November.
00:24The Election Commission is considering the upcoming festivals, including Diwali from
00:28October 29 to November 3, Chhatt and Dev Diwali, when planning the election timeline.
00:34Chhatt is particularly significant in Jharkhand and could lead to the
00:37temporary migration of Bihari voters residing in Maharashtra to their home states.
00:42The Commission aims to schedule the elections after the festivals,
00:45allowing migrant voters adequate time to return to their registered voting locations.
00:52The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, i.e., MNS, is set to go solo on the Vidhan Sabha polls as
00:58Raj Thackeray announced his equidistant position from the ruling
01:02Mahayati and opposition Mahavikas Agadi.
01:06Give Maharasht in my hands, give Maharasht in our hands, see how we transform it,"
01:11said Raj, the founder-president of the 18-year-old MNS,
01:15which is committed to the cause of welfare of Marathi Manus and Hindutva.
01:20Raj had given support to the NDA and shared dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
01:25during the Lok Sabha elections. However, after the polls,
01:27he clarified that it was limited to the Lok Sabha polls.
01:31During his address, Raj lashed out at the happenings of Maharashtra politics
01:36and how people have changed sides.
01:38You contest elections with someone and then join hands with someone.
01:42Then you see parties being broken," said Raj,
01:45adding that he aspires to make a Maharashtra that would never bow down before Delhi.
01:50Don't allow Maharashtra to be ruined," he said.
01:53Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee JPCC President Keshav Mahato Kamlesh on Saturday
01:58said that the decision on the seat-sharing among alliance partners will be taken after
02:02the announcement of the Model Code of Conduct for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections.
02:07Elections for the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly are due at the end of the year.
02:12The term of the current Jharkhand Assembly ends on 5 January 2025.
02:16Keshav Mehta told media,
02:18Keshav Mehta said that all the alliance partners are united and are with the JMM-led coalition
02:32government.
02:33Keshav Mahato also said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Raji this month.
02:38However, he said that the date of Gandhi's visit has not been decided yet.
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