Polling parties and materials were taken by choppers to 126 polling stations in Singhbhum, Election Commission (EC) officials said, adding that about a 100 polling parties were sent via a special train from Chakradharpur to Rourkela and then onward to other destinations, often travelling by foot to reach remote areas.

Soren, who is under judicial custody after his arrest in a land scam case related to alleged money laundering, was taken to his native village Nemra in Ramgarh district in police custody.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has allocated a budget of Rs 10 crore for establishing the center in Kharsawan district, intending to exhibit the tangible and intangible tribal culture, history, and heritage of the region.

Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand, K Ravi Kumar said that all 29521 polling stations across Jharkhand will be developed as model booths having all basic facilities ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He said that the booths will have queue-less facilities for polling this time. 

State President Babulal Marandi has said that more than 1 lakh tribals will participate in the tribal conference.

It more or less looks like a ‘who blinks first’ game between Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as Soren skipped the sixth summon of the agency.