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Political History of Jharkhand – Will it get a Clear Verdict this time?

Political History of Jharkhand – Will it get a Clear Verdict this time? By  Deepak Parvatiyar October 29, 2014 elections.in As the mineral storehouse of the country – with almost 40 per cent mineral reserves – Jharkhand could have been an economic powerhouse.  Yet, since its inception in 2000, the state still craves for stability – both financial as well as political. The result: Jharkhand has emerged as a hot naxal belt with 22 of its 24 districts affected by naxal insurgency ! It has been turbulence all the way and the state has already seen nine governments in 13 years of its existence as a state with 24 per cent tribal population and tribal Chief Ministers (All five CMs of the state have been tribal). Stability and Development : Two Important Election Issues in 2014 Jharkhand Assembly Polls Obviously, stability and development are the two most important issues at a time when the state goes to election for its 81-member house in five phases on November 25 and