Ahead of the second phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand on November 20, police filed an FIR on directions from the state Chief Electoral Officer after allies JMM and Congress complained to the Election Commission against a video released by the BJP on social media that allegedly propagates a “false narrative” about a religious community.

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 provisions of MCC (Model Code of Conduct) on account of their referred social media posts".

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.

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.