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Punjab polls: CM's brother to fight as independent from Bassi Pathana seat

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's brother Manohar Singh, who was eyeing a Congress ticket from Bassi Pathana assembly seat, said he will contest as an independent from the constituency

Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann meet farmers in Punjab CM's constituency

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and party's Punjab unit chief Bhagwant Mann met some farmers in Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's constituency Chamkaur Sahib.

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

Election Commission to hold meet with poll observers on Friday

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held between February 10 and March 7

People of Punjab will choose their CM, not Congress high command: Sidhu

Sidhu made the sharp retort amid speculation that the former cricketer is himself eyeing the top post

AAP announces five more candidates for Punjab assembly elections

The state will vote on February 14 and the counting will take place on March 10

Internal rift widens in Punjab Congress ahead of Assembly elections

Ahead of the Assembly polls, the internal rift in Punjab Congress has widened with state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu attacking his own government and ministers, including CM Charanjit Singh Channi.

BJP likely to begin poll campaign with PM Modi's rally in Punjab on Jan 5

This will be the first rally of Prime Minister Modi in Punjab after the repeal of three farm laws

Dinesh Mongia, Fateh Bajwa join BJP ahead of Punjab Assembly polls

Ahead of Punjab Assembly election, former India cricketer Dinesh Mongia and sitting Congress MLA Fateh Singh Bajwa joined the BJP here on Tuesday in presence of Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Punjab Assembly elections: AAP announces 15 more candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday announced 15 more candidates for the next year's Punjab assembly polls

Punjab Assembly polls: Former Mohali mayor Kulwant Singh joins AAP

AAP's leader Raghav Chadha and state party chief Bhagwant Mann inducted him to the party fold

Chandigarh MC polls: Sitting mayor of BJP loses to AAP candidate

Counting of votes is underway for the election held here on Friday

SKM member Gurnam Chaduni floats political outfit to fight Punjab polls

Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni floated his political party Sanyukt Sangharsh Party and said it will contest the next year Punjab assembly polls

BJP announces alliance with Amarinder Singh for Punjab Assembly polls

The BJP Friday formally announced that it will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab in alliance with Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress. Singh on Friday called on the BJP's Punjab incharge and Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat at his residence here. After the meeting, they officially announced the alliance between the two parties. "Today, I want to make it clear that the BJP and Amarinder Singh will contest assembly elections in Punjab together and we are working together," Shekhawat told the media, Singh by his side. Shekhawat said the details of seat-sharing will be announced at an "appropriate time". Singh said, "The alliance will definitely, 101 per cent win the elections. And winnability will be the main criterion in finalising seats." Singh formed his own party Punjab Lok Congress days after he resigned as the chief minister and quit the Congress. Earlier, the BJP had also broken its alliance with longstanding partner Shiromani Akali Dal over the issue of fa

AAP releases second list of candidates for Punjab Assembly elections

Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released the second list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.Earlier in November, AAP had announced a list of 10 candidates for the upcoming polls.The second list, announcing candidates for 30 constituencies of the state, enlists Raman Bahl who joined AAP after quitting Congress in November as the Gurdaspur candidate. Jagroop Singh Sekhwan has been given a ticket from Qadian. Punjabi singer Anmol Gagan Mann has been given a ticket from Kharar.Vibhuti Sharma will contest from Pathankot, Shamsher Singh from Dina Nagar (SC), Sherry Kalsi from Batala, Balbir Singh Pannu from Fatehpur Churian, Kunwar Vijay Pratap from Amritsar North, Inderbir Singh Nijjar from Amritsar South, Laljit Singh Bhullar from Patti, DCP Balkar Singh from Kartarpur (SC), Ravjot Singh from Sham Chaurasi (SC), Lalit Mohan 'Ballu' Pathak from Nawan Shahr.Others who featured in the list are Daljit Singh 'Bhola' Grewal from Ludhiana East, Kulwant .

Akali leader Manjinder Sirsa joins BJP ahead of Punjab assembly polls

He joined the BJP in the presence of senior party leaders and Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

CM Channi wants 'wipeout' of AAP, SAD in Punjab Assembly polls

Channi on Saturday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and asked the people to wipe them out from the electoral scene in the upcoming assembly polls in the state

Punjab assembly polls: AAP announces first list of 10 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday announced its first list of 10 candidates for the 2022 Punjab assembly polls. All of the 10 candidates are sitting MLAs. Senior AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, has been given ticket from Dirba seat, while Aman Arora will contest from Sunam assembly constituency, according to the list shared by the party on its Twitter handle. Saravjit Kaur Manuke will contest from Jagraon seat and Baljinder Kaur from Talwandi Sabo. Jai Kishan Roudi has been given ticket from Garhshankar seat, Manjit Bilaspur from Nihal Singh Wala, Kultar Singh Sandhwan from Kotkapura, Budhram from Budhlada, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer from Barnala, and Kulwant Pandori from Mehal Kalan, according to the list. The election to the 117-member Punjab assembly is due early next year. The poll schedule is yet to be announced by the Election Commission.

Cong govt moves resolution against Centre's farm laws in Punjab Assembly

Punjab Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha moved a resolution against the Centre's three farm laws in Punjab Legislative Assembly on Thursday

Amarinder Singh to launch his own party, open to seat arrangement with BJP

Congress leader and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Tuesday said he would soon announce his own political party and is hopeful of a seat arrangement with the BJP if the farmers' issue is resolved in their interest. Singh resigned as chief minister of Punjab last month after a bitter feud with Navjot Singh Sidhu and infighting in the state Congress. The party replaced him with Charanjit Singh Channi. "The battle for Punjab's future is on. Will soon announce the launch of my own political party to serve the interests of Punjab & its people, including our farmers who've been fighting for their survival for over a year," Singh said Tuesday. He also said he will not rest until he secures the future of "my people and my state". "Punjab needs political stability and protection from internal and external threats. I promise my people I will do what it takes to ensure its peace and security, which is today at stake," he was quoted as saying by his media adviser. "Hopeful of a .