INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ANI | Updated: Nov 23, 2019 09:50 ISTNew Delhi (India), Nov 23 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday appointed former
Director-General of Manipur Police, Mrinal Kanti Das as special police observer for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly polls.The ECI took the
decision in light of the specific challenges of Left-Wing extremism affecting the law and order situation in Jharkhand
"The Election Commission took the decision in light of the specific challenges of Left Wing Extremism affecting the Law and Order situation
MK Das will reach Ranchi today to take up his new responsibility and oversee the deployment and other security-related issues there," said
ECI in a press release."It may be recalled that Das retired as Director-General of Manipur Police and was also deputed earlier as Special
Observer for Tripura and Mizoram during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections," it read.Jharkhand will go to polls in five phases
The first phase of polling will be held on November 30, the second phase on December 6, the third phase on December 12, the fourth phase on
December 16 and the last phase on December 20
The results will be declared on December 23.The Congress has forged an alliance with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Rashtriya
Janata Dal (RJD) in the state to defeat the incumbent BJP.In 2014, the BJP, which won 43 seats, formed the government along with All
Jharkhand Students' Union (AJSU), which had won 5 seats under the leadership of Raghubar Das
