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Punjab polls: Amarinder Singh can still surprise everyone, shows survey

The results show that every third voter in Punjab believes that Captain is still very much in serious contest along with his new alliance partners

AAP's Bhagwant Mann tries to woo voters in high-stakes Dhuri battle

On the issue of farmers, Mann said the previous governments had given a lot of pain to the farmers owing to poor marketing of their produce

Forty-two MLAs wanted me to be Punjab CM after Amarinder's exit: Jakhar

Sunil Jakhar was among the front runners for the chief ministerial post, but the party preferred Charanjit Singh Channi, who became the first chief minister of Punjab from the SC community

Punjab Assembly polls: Sukhbir Badal declares assets worth Rs 122.77 crore

Horses worth Rs 95.82 lakh, two weapons valued at Rs 3 lakh and immovable properties worth Rs 52.95 crore were part of the total assets of Rs 122.77 crore declared by SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal

Oldest at 94, Parkash Singh Badal files nomination for Punjab polls

A five-time MLA from the Lambi constituency, the elderly Badal was the president of the SAD from 1995 to 2008

Channi claiming credit of works done by my govt: Amarinder Singh

Punjab Lok Congress president Amarinder Singh on Monday trashed CM Charanjit Singh Channi's claims over welfare works

Punjab polls: CM Charanjit Singh Channi files nomination from Bhadaur

Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi filed his nomination from Bhadaur Assembly constituency in Barnala district on Monday ahead of Punjab Assembly polls

Drugs case: SC asks Punjab police to not arrest SAD's Majithia till Feb 23

The Supreme Court on Monday directed Punjab Police to not arrest SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia till February 23 in a drugs case so he can undertake electioneering in the state

Punjab Assembly polls: SSM candidates to file nominations on Monday

Sanyukt Samaj Morcha leader Prem Singh Bhangu on Sunday said his party's candidates for the February 20 Punjab assembly polls will file their nomination papers on Monday

Congress begins discussions on chief ministerial face in Punjab

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has started discussions with party leaders and workers to pick its chief ministerial face in poll-bound Punjab

To spread voter awareness, Punjab's CEO unveils election mascot

To increase voter awareness and participation in the February 20 Punjab Assembly polls, the state Chief Electoral Officer's office unveiled its election mascot, "Shera", on Sunday

No one can defeat Congress, only Congress can defeat itself, says Sidhu

Navjot Singh Sidhu, talking about the factionalism in the state unit, said that nobody can defeat Congress, only his own party can do so in the upcoming Assembly elections

Elections: Kejriwal lays down 10-point agenda to beautify Punjab cities

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday presented a 10-point agenda to improve and beautify the cities of the state

Law should be made against wrongful religious conversions, says Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that a law should be made against religious conversions but nobody should be wrongly harassed

Senior TN cadre IAS officer takes VRS, likely to contest Punjab polls

The senior IAS officer and Resident Commissioner at the Tamil Nadu Bhavan, Jagmohan Singh Raju Jagmohan Singh Raju had one and half years of service left when he took VRS on January 27th

Punjab polls: BJP fields two Cong turncoats, former Union minister Sampla

The BJP fielded two Congress turncoats and its former Union minister Vijay Sampla for next month's Punjab Assembly polls

Rahul kicks off Punjab Assembly polls campainging with Golden Temple visit

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is on a day-long visit to Punjab for campaigning of the upcoming assembly polls, visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday.

Punjab Assembly elections: Congress leaders upset over denial of ticket

A day after the Congress released its second list of 23 candidates for the Punjab Assembly polls, several aspirants expressed their discontent over the denial of tickets.

BSP sold out Dalit interests to SAD: Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi

The Punjab CM also said the party has no existence in the state

Majithia fielded against Sidhu from Amritsar East, Parkash Badal from Lambi

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday announced that senior party leader and his brother-in-law Bikram Singh Majithia will also fight the state assembly elections from Amritsar East