punjab elections

NEW DELHI: Minister of women and child development of India, Smriti Irani lashed out at the Punjab Government of congress for the major lapse in the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She held a press conference and said that “Never before in the history of our country were police functionaries in a state directed and […]

PUNJAB: Soon after Delhi chief minister and national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal announced that he has been tested positive for Coronavirus, the chief minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi called Kejriwal “Bahar ki Bimari” at a public meeting in Morinda, Punjab. While addressing the gathering, he said, “As soon as I […]

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the scheduled Screening Committee meeting later in the day to discuss candidates for upcoming Punjab assembly elections, four state ministers on Tuesday met Congress General Secretary (Organisations) KC Venugopal to discuss the election strategy in the state. Punjab Home Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Pargat Singh and two other ministers were also […]

CHANDIGARH: There appears to be a mad scramble among political parties to beat each other in making poll promises to their prospective voters ahead of assembly elections in Punjab. After Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal made an announcement to give Rs 1,000 per month to women, Punjab […]

CHANDIGARH: It’s celebration time for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) post a sizeable win in the local civic election in Union Territory of Chandigarh. AAP emerged the the single largest party in these elections bagging 14 seats. The party members took out a victory march in City Beautiful on Thursday to celebrate their win. The Vijay […]

CHANDIGARH: There seems to be another political row in offing in Punjab — and it’s over election symbol, an old one at that. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab MLA and Kisan Wing State President Kultar Singh Sandhwan strongly condemned Harsimrat Kaur Badal for comparing Shiromani Akali Dal’s (Badal) election symbol ‘takkadi’ with the ‘Takkadi’ of […]

NEW DELHI: The Congress will contest the Punjab Assembly elections next year under the leadership of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Former party chief Rahul Gandhi will kickstart the party’s election campaign formally on January 3 from Moga. In fact, contesting elections in Punjab under the leadership of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will not […]

PUNJAB (CHANDIGARH): Few hours after joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shehnaaz Gill’s father Santokh Singh Sukh was allegedly shot at in Amritsar. Luckily, Sukh escaped unhurt in the firing, and a case has been registered against two unknown men. Police started an investigation into the matter. It has been reported that Shehnaaz’s father was alone […]

CHANDIGARH: Just before the Punjab assembly election early next year, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) bagged 14 seats out of 35 in Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, pushing BJP to second number. AAP won 14 of 35 municipal seats, with the BJP close behind at 12 seats. The Congress won eight seats and the Akali Dal stayed […]

CHANDIGARH: Television actress and Bigg Boss 13 contestant Shahnaz Gill’s father Santokh Singh Sukh joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. Sukh is among several other leaders of Congress, SAD, AAP and BSP who joined the BJP at a function organised at the state headquarters of BJP in Chandigarh. State General Secretary Jeevan Gupta, Dr. […]