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Rahul Gandhi arrives in Ranchi for poll campaigning | Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here today to campaign for the remaining three phases of the Jharkhand assembly polls. Gandhi was received by Union Food Processing Industries Minister Subodh
Kant Sahay, Congress in-charge of Jharkhand K Kesavrao and other senior leaders
at the Birsa Munda Airport here. He is scheduled to address rallies in Bermo,
Latehar, Ghaghra in Bishunpur, and Simdega. Earlier, he had visited the State
before the first phase of polling. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to
address rallies here on December 8. According to sources, despite tight security,
violence continues unabated in the state. Polls for 26 Assembly seats were held
on November 25 and 14 Assembly were held on December 2. In third phase, elections
will be held for seven seats, while 14 and 15 constituencies respectively will
go for election in the fourth and the fifth phases. Counting of votes will be
held on December 23. The Election Commission has decided to deploy Central Police
Forces (CPF) and the State Armed Police (SAP) drawn from other states for the
Jharkhand polls, as it is one of the States most prone to Naxal violence. |
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