Ranchi, March 22 (IANS) Another Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator contesting the Lok Sabha polls has resigned from the assembly, said an official Saturday.
The official told IANS that Vidyut Baran Mahto is fighting for the Jamshedpur seat on a BJP ticket.
Mahto is the second JMM legislator to quit after Hemlal Murmu resigned Friday.
The resignations follow Speaker Shashak Shekhar Bhokta's notice to two JMM legislators who were fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party as nominees in Lok Sabha polls.
Both Mumrmu and Mahto have joined the BJP and are party candidates for the Rajmahal and Jamsahedpur Lok Sabha seat respectively.
Chandra Shekhar Dubey, who is Trinamool Congress candidate from Dhanbad and has resigned from the Congress, Thursday also quit membership of the Jharkhand assembly.
After the exit of three, the strength of the assembly has been reduced from 82 to 79.
Six cricket bookies arrested in Kolkata
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Six people were arrested for allegedly operating a cricket betting racket here and cash, mobile phones and laptops seized from them on Wednesday, police said."The bookies
BJP balloon will burst: Rahul Gandhi
Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan), April 10 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday the BJP balloon will burst as it did during the 2004 and 2009 general elections.The Gandhi scion was
Will BJP benefit from the remote voting system: 300 million voters can change the course of an election; Congress is protesting
The Election Commission has shown the prototype of the Remote Voting Machine ie RVM on Monday. A demo was given in front of 8 national and 57 regional parties on how far-flung voters would vote
Weather Update: North India will soon get relief from the scorching heat, when will it rain in these states including Delhi-UP? Read IMD's new alert
The moisture-laden winds blowing from the Arabian Sea are going to bring relief to the scorching land of North-West India including Delhi. Due to the effect of hailstorms in Jammu and Kashmir and
Court again says no to Burman's Hong Kong trip
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A court here Thursday dismissed an application seeking permission to travel to Hong Kong by Dabur India promoter Pradip Burman, who figures in the list given by the
Shama Mohamed, who called Rohit Sharma 'fat', celebrated India's victory, praised the captain, and called herself innocent.
Congress leader Shama Mohammed, who called Indian team captain Rohit Sharma fat, posted on 'X' and praised the 'Men in Blue' after the victory over Australia. Shama Mohammed congratulated the Indian
PM pays tribute to Lala Lajpat Rai
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday paid tribute to freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his 149th birth anniversary, calling him a "proud son of India"."Punjab Kesari
Biden government explained why India is special for him
America has said that it welcomes the emergence of India as a leading world power.
What became cheap and what became expensive: From clothes and mobiles to diamonds became cheaper, buying an umbrella would be expensive
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the General Budget 2022-23 amid the third wave of the Corona epidemic. In this budget, the government has emphasized making the country self-reliant in
Salim Khan: 'Should I send Lawrence Bishnoi...', a burqa-clad woman threatens Salman's father Salim Khan
Film actor Salman Khan's father Salim Khan received a threat on Thursday morning. Salim Khan, who was out on a morning walk, was threatened in the name of Lawrence Bishnoi by a burqa-clad woman.
