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Punjab Assembly Elections: CM Channi to contest polls from 2 seats

Congress released its third list of eight candidates for Punjab assembly polls, fielding CM Charanjit Singh Channi from Bhadaur and Chamkaur Sahib seats.

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

Sidhu files nomination from Amritsar East; dares Amarinder, Bikram Majithia

About former CM Amarinder Singh's comment that he would not let Sidhu win, the Punjab Congress president dared him to leave Patiala and contest from Amritsar East

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

Navjot Sidhu to file nomination papers from Amritsar East on Saturday

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu will file his nomination papers for the Amritsar East assembly seat on Saturday

BSP chief Mayawati to kickstart poll campaign in Punjab on Feb 8

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati will kickstart her campaign on February 8 for the Punjab Assembly polls scheduled next month.The BSP chief will address a rally at Nawanshahr, said party's Punjab President Jasvir Singh Garhi on Friday.Garhi said the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) -BSP alliance will form the next government in Punjab with a clear majority."The BSP-SAD alliance would free Punjab from the misrule of the Congress party with a victory in the 2022 assembly elections," he said.Notably, earlier this month, BSP general secretary SC Misra had said that Mayawati will not contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled next month, and will help the candidates win polls in the states.Five states including Punjab are set to go to Assembly polls next month.Elections in Punjab will be held on February 20 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.

BSP supremo Mayawati to address public meet in Punjab on February 8

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will address a public meeting in Nawanshahr on February 8 ahead of the Punjab assembly polls

Channi's brother files nomination from Bassi Pathana as independent

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's brother Manohar Singh filed his nomination papers from Bassi Pathana seat as an independent candidate.

Punjab polls: Majithia files nomination papers from Amritsar East

The SAD has fielded Majithia against Sidhu from Amritsar East seat

Cong will retain power in Punjab with overwhelming majority, says Pilot

Pilot said senior leader Rahul Gandhi has already said the party will go with a chief minister face in Punjab polls and the decision will be taken after consulting party workers

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

We'll ask Congress workers to decide Punjab CM face: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul said both Channi and Sidhu told him that the biggest question in Punjab is who will lead the Congress in the state

SC grants protection from arrest to SAD's Bikram Singh Majithia till Jan 31

The Supreme Court asked the Punjab government not to take any coercive action against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader till January 31 after he approached the top court for anticipatory bail.

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

Congress announces 23 more candidates for Punjab Assembly elections

Congress released its second list of 23 candidates for Punjab assembly elections, fielding former CM Harcharan Singh Brar's daughter-in-law Karan Brar from Muktsar.

Will quit politics if Channi govt gives any proof against Majithia: Badal

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Charanjit Singh Channi government brings any proof against his brother-in-law and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia who has been booked in an NDPS case. Calling the case against Majithia as false and highly politicised, Badal warned that everyone responsible for implicating an innocent person in a "false" case will have to face consequences. Badal's remarks came a day after the Punjab and Haryana High court dismissed Majithia's anticipatory bail plea in the NDPS case. The high court, however, has granted three-day protection to Majithia from arrest to enable him to move the Supreme Court to challenge its order. As president of @Akali_Dal, I declare that I'll quit politics if this govt can produce any proof against @bsmajithia on this false & highly politicised case against him. Conversely, everyone responsible for implicating an innocent in a false case will have to face consequences, Shiromani Akali Dal ..

Punjab Assembly elections: BSP declares remaining six candidates

The Mayawati-led party has tied up with the Shiromani Akali Dal for the elections and contesting on 20 of 117 Assembly seats