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Capt Amarinder Singh tests positive for Covid-19, isolates self

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress President Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 and has self-isolated himself.Singh requested all those who came in contact with him to get themselves tested."I have tested positive for #Covid with mild symptoms. Have isolated myself and request all those who came in contact with me to get themselves tested," tweeted Amarinder Singh.On Monday, the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party Jagat Prakash Nadda said he had tested positive for the COVID-19 infection."I got my COVID-19 test done after witnessing initial symptoms. My report has come positive. I am feeling fine now. On the advice of doctors, I have isolated myself. All those who have come in contact with me in the last few days are requested to get themselves tested," tweeted Nadda in Hindi.Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Union Minister of State for Defence ...

'Big day' will decide future of Punjab, says Amarinder Singh

Punjab with 117 seats will vote in a single phase on February 14 and the counting of ballots will be on March 10 along with four other states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur

PM's security breach: Sidhu attacks Amarinder, calls him Centre's 'parrot'

Navjot Singh Sidhu termed Amarinder as Centre's 'parrot' and warned BJP to stop playing politics or they will get a benefitting reply

PM security breach: Amarinder demands Prez Rule in Punjab, slams Channi

Amarinder also asked farmers not to fall for "unrealistic promises" made by his rivals

PM security breach: Amarinder Singh calls for President's rule in Punjab

Amarinder said Channi government had utterly failed in ensuring law and order in the state

Delhi: Captain Amarinder Singh visits Amit Shah's residence

Punjab Lok Congress president and former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday morning was seen arriving at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital

Punjab elections: Rahul Gandhi to launch poll campaign from Jan 3 in Moga

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will start campaigning for the Punjab assembly election from January 3, according to sources

Best of BS Opinion: An unlikely club, the man who will win and more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Farmers' protest to snooping scandal: 2021, the year that was in politics

From deep digging in the heart of the capital to takeoff plans in its periphery - 2021 remained action-packed

The man who will win

Whatever the outcome of the elections, the biggest loser in the politics of the state will be the Akali Dal, which is being battered from all sides

'You reap what you sow': Ex-Punjab CM Amarinder takes jibe at Harish Rawat

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh took a swipe at Harish Rawat after the Congress leader alleged non-cooperation from his party ahead of the 2022 Uttarakhand 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

Amarinder's Punjab Lok Congress appoints 6 more districts presidents

The party had announced 10 district presidents and three spokespersons on December 11

Mission is to form govt, not just defeat Congress: ex-Punjab CM Amarinder

Addressing a meeting of party workers and office bearers here, Singh said he was overwhelmed with the response he was getting from across the state

Ex-MP, four former MLAs join Amarinder's Punjab Lok Congress

Amarinder Singh quit the Congress and floated his own party, the Punjab Lok Congress, following his unceremonious exit as the Punjab chief minister

Channi will end up as night watchman only, says Amarinder Singh

The former Punjab CM made the comments after Navjot Sidhu was appointed as Congress election committee chairman

Amarinder's Punjab Lok Cong appoints 10 dist presidents, 3 spokespersons

Punjab Lok Congress, a new political party formed by Captain Amarinder Singh, announced 10 district presidents and three spokespersons on Saturday.

Captain Amarinder achieved nothing during his tenure, says CM Channi

He alleged that Amarinder Singh and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal were befooling the people of Punjab

Amarinder slams Channi govt, says corruption up in past two months

Amarinder Singh also accused the state government of doing "dramas" over welfare works

Punjab polls: Amarinder says seat adjustment with BJP, Dhindsa's party soon

Amarinder Singh quit Congress after months of in-fighting with current state Punjab PCC President Navjot Singh Sidhu and formed his own party