Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren is set to visit Raj Bhavan at 4 PM to tender his resignation and stake a

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has emerged as a surprise element in the Jharkhand assembly elections with its candidates leading in five of the six seats where the party is contesting, according to trends available on the Election Commission's website on Saturday.

Jharkhand’s JMM, led by Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren, is on track for a second consecutive term as part of the INDIA bloc. Kalpana entered politics earlier this year after Hemant Soren faced legal challenges.

A long-time associate of JMM leader Shibu Soren, Champai Soren, resigned from JMM to join BJP earlier this year, a move that is seen as a shot in the arm for the saffron party

As the counting of the vote is underway, Hemant Soren-led INDIA bloc has orchestrated a stunning turnaround in the Assembly polls. Defying exit poll predictions, the JMM is on the way to forming a government for a third term,