Jharkhand Assembly Polls : Five Major Issues By Deepak Parvatiyar November 12, 2014 elections.in Jharkhand is among the youngest states of India. It was carved out of Bihar on the 15 November 2000 during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime at the Centre. The whole idea of self-determination of the tribals was behind the creation of the new state, which has a sizeable 26.34 per cent tribal population. Since then, Jharkhand has witnessed political instability and its economy has plunged under the debt burden of Rs 36,000 crore. Today, it has become a hotbed of the naxal violence. As the state goes to elections for the third time since its inception for electing its 81-member house in five phases on November 25, December 2, 9, 14 and 20, following are some of the major issues that may influence the electoral outcome: 1. Vote for Stability Fractured mandates in 2005 and 2009 have largely been responsible for political instability in the state, which, in t
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