Page 14 - Punjab Elections

Punjab Assembly Polls: BJP to hold meeting to decide seat-sharing today

The Bharatiya Janata Party will hold an important meeting at the party headquarters on the Punjab Assembly polls to discuss seat sharing with its allies

Punjab polls: Here're average assets of candidates, elected MLAs since 2004

Interestingly, the average assets of male and female candidates and elected representatives vary widely

Punjab CM writes to Election Commission, demands polling be postponed

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the February 14 assembly polls by six days in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Punjab polls: Cong CEC finalises candidates, first list to be out soon

Chief Minister Charanjeeet Singh Channi, who is currently representing the Chamkaur Sahib seat in Punjab Assembly, is likely to contest from two seats

Congress finalises names of candidates for Punjab assembly elections

The congress will release the list of the candidates for Punjab assembly polls in a day or two, the sources said

EC changing rules to register new party at BJP's behest, claims AAP

There was no immediate reaction either from the EC or the BJP on the AAP's accusation

Punjab polls: Arvind Kejriwal says public should decide CM's name

Kejriwal said his party will be asking the general public as to who should be the party's chief ministerial face in the Punjab polls

Kejriwal a political tourist, his 'Punjab Model' a copycat one: Sidhu

Hours after AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal unveiled his party's "Punjab Model" of governance after the Feb 14 polls, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu attacked him dubbing him a "political tourist" and his model a Copy-Cat Model". "Political Tourist @Arvind Kejriwal who was absent in Punjab for the last 4.5 years claims to have a Punjab Model. AAP's campaign & agenda is a joke on the people of Punjab. A list of 10 pointers written by people sitting in Delhi with zero knowledge of Punjab can never be Punjab Model!, Sidhu tweeted. Besides dubbing Kejriwal's post-poll governance template for Punjab as a "Copy-Cat Model", Sidhu went on to describe it also as I am very insecure Model, Liquor Mafia Model, Ticket for Money Model, I am very sorry Majithia Ji: the Cowardice Model, Writing free cheques model, Electricity to Ambani's Model and 450 jobs in five years Model. Sidhu, who had earlier shared his roadmap for ruling the state after polls, said the resurrection of Punjab is a ...

Kejriwal comes out with 'Punjab Model', promises justice in sacrilege cases

'If voted to power, we will wipe out the drug syndicate from Punjab, ensure justice in all cases of sacrilege, and end corruption,' says AAP chief

Ex-judge Indu Malhotra to head SC panel to probe PM's security breach

IG of NIA, DGP Chandigarh, Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana HC, and Additional DGP (Security) of Punjab have been appointed as members to the Justice Malhotra panel

Law and order situation worsened under Cong in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal

Attacking the Congress party over sacrilege incidents in Punjab, Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the law and order situation has worsened under the Congress government

Will announce AAP's Punjab CM candidate next week: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that the party would announce its chief ministerial candidate for Punjab next week

Cong chief Sonia Gandhi forms campaign, manifesto panels for Punjab polls

The Congress on Tuesday formed a manifesto committee headed by party MP Partap Singh Bajwa and a Sunil Jakhar-led campaign panel for the February 14 Punjab assembly polls.

Actor Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood joins Congress in Punjab

Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood joined the Congress, with the party's Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu describing the development as a 'game-changer' ahead of the February 14 assembly polls

Punjab: Sanyukt Samaj Morcha leader Rajewal rules out alliance with AAP

Sanyukt Samaj Morcha leader Balbir Singh Rajewal on Sunday ruled out the alliance with the AAP for next month's Punjab Assembly polls and said they will declare their candidates within a week

December 26 to be observed as 'Veer Baal Diwas': Home Ministry

The Union Home Ministry on Sunday announced that December 26 will be observed as 'Veer Baal Diwas' as a tribute to the 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh's four sons who were executed by the Mughals

Siege mentality cannot be good for the BJP and its leadership

Immediate political damage to the party from the security breach might only be in Punjab, but depending on how the incident is amplified it could become a useful spin for the other state elections.

Amid Covid surge, political parties turn to digital mode for Assembly polls

As Covid cases are rising sharply and the Assembly elections in five states, political parties have cancelled their physical rallies and have turned to digital modes

Assembly polls: February 14 historically been lucky for AAP, says Sisodia

Delhi Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia claimed that the party will emerge victorious in the upcoming assembly elections

Will form govt in 4 States, no govt will me made in UP without us: Congress

Congress exuded confidence in forming government in Punjab, Uttrakhand, Goa and Manipur while adding that no government will be formed in Uttar Pradesh without the century-old party.