The EC published the draft electoral rolls on August 5 after deleting over 43.61 lakh names. Jharkhand had 2.64 crore electors before the SIR enumeration exercise began.
Congress blamed RJD and CPI(M-L) after its nominee lost despite the alliance’s numerical edge, while allies denied betrayal, deepening tensions within the INDIA bloc.
Concluding that none of the objections disclosed a valid ground for rejection under Section 36(2) of the Representation of the People Act, Returning Officer Ranjeet Kumar rejected all objections and a ...