In Jharkhand, campaigning has been intensified in those areas where the first phase of polling is scheduled to be held on the 13th of this month. While addressing the election meeting at Domchachi in Koderma, UP Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath accused Chief Minister Hemant Soren for ruining the state and said that the election is the right time to uproot the corrupt government.
On the other hand, Senior JMM leader and Chief Minister Hemant Soren accused BJP for dividing society in the name of religion. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to address election meetings in Ranchi and Lohardaga, while Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will seek vote in favour of I.N.D.I.A bloc candidates at rallies at Mandu in Hazaribagh and Kanke in Ranchi.