In a first, the Election Commission of India asked the Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer to remove a video published by the state BJP on social media.

The Jharkhand BJP has been asked to take down a social media post the Election Commission says violates the Model Code of Conduct. The party has also been asked to explain "the alleged violation of pr

The Election Commission directed the removal of a controversial video from BJP Jharkhand's social media platforms following complaints from the Congress and JMM, who alleged it spread misinformation and aimed to incite hatred.

JMM and INC had filed a complaint with the EC on Sunday, objecting to a video posted by BJP Jharkhand, describing it as "misleading and divisive." The video allegedly depicts the house of a JMM supporter with a banner of the party and a poster resembling Hemant Soren, captioned, “pure Jharkhand ka kaya palat kar denge.”

The Commission took a serious note of complaints filed by the Congress and the JMM and sought an explanation from the state BJP.

The Election Commission has directed the Jharkhand BJP to remove a social media post allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct and sought an explanation from the party. The post, flagged as communal and misleading by the JMM-Congress coalition,

The EC has also sought an explanation from the state BJP for the alleged violation of the provisions of the model code of conduct by posting the video.