The flare-up in Jharkhand revolves around the issue whether Bhojpuri, Maghi, Urdu and Angika should be included in the regional languages list for the third and fourth grade jobs.
An estimated 45.14 per cent of over 56 lakh eligible voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm on Thursday in the third of the five-phase Jharkhand assembly elections in 17 constituencies, officials said. The police said voting is going on peacefully in all the constituencies. Governor Droupadi Murmu cast her vote in Ranchi while senior Congress leader and former Union minister Subodh Kant Sahay was among the early voters at a booth in Khijri assembly constituency.
Days after taking voluntary retirement from service, former IPS officer Asim Arun has joined the BJP and is likely to contest the upcoming assembly polls from Kannauj.
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