Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led JMM steered the INDIA bloc to victory with 56 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly. The BJP-led NDA lagged with 24 seats. The Election Commission of India (ECI) began counting the votes at 8 am on November 23 and the results were clear by evening.
The INDIA bloc secured a decisive victory, with CM Hemant Soren-led JMM winning the most seats.