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Congress announces 23 more candidates for Punjab Assembly elections

Congress released its second list of 23 candidates for Punjab assembly elections, fielding former CM Harcharan Singh Brar's daughter-in-law Karan Brar from Muktsar.

Will quit politics if Channi govt gives any proof against Majithia: Badal

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Charanjit Singh Channi government brings any proof against his brother-in-law and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia who has been booked in an NDPS case. Calling the case against Majithia as false and highly politicised, Badal warned that everyone responsible for implicating an innocent person in a "false" case will have to face consequences. Badal's remarks came a day after the Punjab and Haryana High court dismissed Majithia's anticipatory bail plea in the NDPS case. The high court, however, has granted three-day protection to Majithia from arrest to enable him to move the Supreme Court to challenge its order. As president of @Akali_Dal, I declare that I'll quit politics if this govt can produce any proof against @bsmajithia on this false & highly politicised case against him. Conversely, everyone responsible for implicating an innocent in a false case will have to face consequences, Shiromani Akali Dal ..

Punjab Assembly elections: BSP declares remaining six candidates

The Mayawati-led party has tied up with the Shiromani Akali Dal for the elections and contesting on 20 of 117 Assembly seats

Punjab Assembly elections: Rahul Gandhi to visit state on January 27

Ahead of the Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Punjab on January 27, informed state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday.

Punjab polls: BJP to contest on 65 seats, PLC on 37, SAD (Sanyukt) on 15

The BJP in Punjab will contest on 65 assembly seats, the Punjab Lok Congress on 37 seats and the SAD (Sanyukt) on 17 seats, BJP chief J P Nadda said

BJP to contest 65 seats in Punjab, ally Amarinder's party to contest 37

'Today Punjab needs special attention, it needs a double engine government and a better coordination between the Centre and the state,' says BJP President

Top headlines: Swiggy becomes decacorn; Axis Bank's Q3 net profit surges

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Monday

Punjab polls: BJP-led alliance will field Sikh candidates on about 70 seats

BJP will nominate Sikh candidates on more than half of the total seats it will contest in next month's assembly polls, its general secretary Tarun Chugh said on Saturday.

Punjab polls: Amarinder Singh announces first list of 22 candidates

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced his newly-formed Punjab Lok Congress' first list of 22 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.

Clear, focused cash dole-outs may just work even for debt-ridden Punjab

If some exclusions are made, the doles may empower the marginalised without hitting the exchequer much

BJP releases first list of 34 candidates for Punjab polls

Tickets have been given to 12 candidates who belong to farmers' families, Tarun Chugh, BJP National General Secretary.

Sanyukt Samaj Morcha allies with SSP; Chaduni faction to contest 10 seats

The two farmer groups -- Balbir Singh Rajewal-led political outfit Sanyukt Samaj Morcha and Gurnam Singh Chaduni's Samyukt Sangharsh Party-- have entered into an alliance for the upcoming Punjab polls

Unaccounted Rs 1.74 Cr cash, 11 kg opium seized in poll-bound Punjab

Chief Electoral Officer S. Karuna Raju said enforcement agencies have recovered unaccounted Rs 1.74 crore cash, besides 1,088 kg poppy husk, 11 kg opium and 3,370 grams heroin

Punjab minister Brahm Mohindra bats for Channi as CM face

The local bodies minister said the Congress Party had set the tradition of declaring its chief ministerial candidate ahead of the elections in 2012 and 2017

BJP to finalise candidates for Assembly polls at CEC meeting today

BJP will finalise the names of candidates for the Assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa in the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting today

Assembly polls: BJP to hold rallies in hybrid mode in 5 poll-bound states

BJP is going to hold rallies in these states in a hybrid mode which is expected to be joined by more and more people through different social media platforms, informed party sources

Illegal mining case: ED recovers Rs 6cr in cash during raids in Punjab

ED recovered Rs 6 crore in cash during the raids there were carried out in Punjab in connection with a illegal mining case.

Mann declared AAP's Punjab CM nominee: What it means for party

The AAP did an online-cum-phone survey asking for internal suggestions on who the CM should be

Politics no laughing matter for former comedian: AAP's Bhagwant Mann

Earlier, when people saw his face, they laughed. Now, AAP's Punjab unit president Bhagwant Singh Mann says, they weep when they see him and narrate the problems they face. The Punjab president of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party made the observation at a press meet Tuesday, soon after his party declared him its CM face for next month's assembly polls. Mann was contrasting his past as a comedian with his present role. Mann,48, remains a crowd-puller even as a politician, winning twice from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat. In the AAP poll to pick the party's chief ministerial candidate, 93 per cent of those who called or sent messages to a party number chose him. Born in Sangrur's Satoj village in October, 1973, Mann enrolled for a BCom degree from Shaheed Udham Singh government college in Sunam in the same district. He didn't complete the course, but took part in several youth festivals. Later, he brought out comedy videos and music albums. He went on to perform in Punjabi movies, ...

AAP fallen back on compromised CM candidate: Sukhbir Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had fallen back on compromised candidate Bhagwant Mann as no one was ready to lead the party in Punjab.