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Exit polls were out soon after the close of polling in Maharashtra and the second phase of voting in Jharkhand.
The first phase of elections took place on November 13, and the counting of votes is scheduled for November 23.
Key contests in the election include former CM Champai Soren, now contesting on the BJP ticket in Seraikela, facing off against JMM’s Ganesh Mahli.
Congress conspiracy to give 10% quota for Muslims will not succeed, the Union Home Minister said.
The Jharkhand assembly elections will take place in two phases, on November 13 and 20.
This follows the defection of three-term BJP legislator Kedar Hazra and AJSU Party leader Umakant Rajak, who joined the JMM two days earlier.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi retaining the Raebareli seat necessitated election to the Wayanad seat. He had won the Lok Sabha polls from both seats.
BJP claimed that 15 candidates have so far lost their lives, and police put the death toll at 12.
Champai Soren is a former chief minister of Jharkhand.
However, he did not make clear if joining the BJP was on the cards, speculations of which were rife after he landed in Delhi this morning.
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