Ranchi, Nov. 1 -- With the announcement of the poll dates for Jharkhand, both ruling and opposition parties have stepped up efforts to cement alliances in the state.

The ruling BJP is planning to fight the polls on the development agenda, while the opposition parties are gearing up to corner the government on its failures.

The opposition parties are targeting Chief Minister Raghubar Das calling him anti-tribal, anti-poor and holding him responsible for the worsening law and order situation in the state.

"Development is the only agenda of the BJP government. The previous governments had only looted the state and the people," Chief Minister Raghubar Das told reporters after the poll schedule was announced.

The Congress and JMM have co...