New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday greeted the people of Jharkhand on its statehood day and also remembered Birsa Munda, the tribal revolutionary of the British era, on his jayanti.

'Heartiest congratulations to all my brothers and sisters in the state on the foundation day of Jharkhand,' Shah said in his tweet.The heritage of ancient culture, Lord Birsa Munda has a rich history of this sacred land, he stated.The polls to the 81-member Jharkhand assembly would be held in five phases from November 30 to December 20 and the counting would take place on December 23.Shah said, 'I firmly believe that under the leadership of Chief Minister Raghubar Das, the state will set new standards.'The BJP president also paid tr...