Elections in Jharkhand are being conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha and to the members of the lower house of the Indian parliament, the Lok Sabha.
[1] The Bharatiya Janata Party and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation.
Other major parties include Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Janata Dal (United) and All Jharkhand Students Union.
Until the year 2000, Jharkhand was a part of undivided Bihar state.
Total Seats- 14 Chief Minister: Hemant Soren (JMM) Chief Minister(s): Hemant Soren (JMM), Champai Soren (JMM) Chief Minister: Raghubar Das (BJP) Chief Minister: Shibu Soren (JMM), Arjun Munda (BJP), Hemant Soren (JMM) Chief Minister: Shibu Soren (JMM), Arjun Munda (BJP), Madhu Koda (Independent) Chief Minister: Babulal Marandi (BJP), Arjun Munda (BJP)