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If voted to power, AAP will eliminate corruption from Punjab: Bharadwaj

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said that his party will eliminate the alleged 'Inspector Raj' and corruption from Punjab if it is voted to power in the 2022 state assembly polls

No hope for Akali Dal's revival till Badal, Majithia at helm: Channi

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday said till the time Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia are at the helm of the Shiromani Akali Dal, the party cannot hope for a revival

Congress will not name CM face for Punjab polls, says Sunil Jakhar

With just months to go for Punjab Assembly polls, state Congress campaign committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday made it clear that the party will not announce a chief ministerial face

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

Kejriwal to visit Punjab from Dec 30 to Jan 1 ahead of assembly polls

Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be on a three-day visit to poll-bound Punjab from December 30 to January 1, informed AAP.He will lead AAP's 'Victory March' in Chandigarh on December 30 to celebrate his party bagging the maximum number of seats in the civic polls.New entrant AAP put up a spectacular show in Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls and won 14 of 35 wards while pushing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to second place.On December 31, Kejriwal will start his trip in Patiala by garlanding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at 2 pm, he will then go to Shri Kali Devi temple to offer his prayers.After that, the AAP convenor will lead a "Shanti March" (Peace rally), which will be joined by the party's senior leader Bhagwant Mann.Kejriwal will then pay his obeisance at Gurdwara Sri Dukhvaran Sahib.On his final day of the visit, Kejriwal will visit Ram Tirath Temple in Amritsar at 12 noon.The Delhi Chief Minister has been making frequent ...

Aam Aadmi Party to take out Shanti March in Punjab's Patiala on Dec 31

Charged up after winning the Chandigarh local body polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will take out 'Shanti March' (peace rally) in Patiala on December 31.According to the party, Delhi CM and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal will lead the March and senior leader Bhagwant Mann will also be present in the rally.This comes days after several incidences of violence were reported, including the lynching of a man for attempting to desecrate Guru Granth Sahib at Golden Temple and a bomb blast in Ludhiana District court.

Modi likely to address rally in Punjab on Jan 5, share stage with Amarinder

The rally will be the first to be addressed by the Prime Minister in Punjab after the repeal of three contentious farm laws of the Centre

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

BJP, Amarinder and Dhindsa's party to jointly contest Punjab polls

Gajendra Shekhawat, the BJP's poll in-charge for Punjab, said a joint committee will be formed comprising two leaders from each party to finalise a seat sharing agreement

BJP likely to contest from urban and semi-urban Assembly seats in Punjab

The BJP is expected to contest the urban Assembly seats in Punjab in alliance with former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress (PCL).

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

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

Punjab bankrupt due to unethical policies of SAD, Congress: BJP

BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the state has turned bankrupt due to wrong policies by both Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)

LIVE: Maharashtra reports 31 new Omicron cases; state tally reaches 141

Of these, Mumbai saw 27 cases, which raised the city's count of such cases to 73. Stay tuned for LIVE updates

FIR not enough, won't rest till Majithia is arrested: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said he will not rest till senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who has been booked under the NDPS Act, is arrested

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

22 farm bodies in Punjab announce political front, to contest state polls

These 22 farm bodies were among 32 farmer organisations in Punjab that participated in the over-a-year-long protest against the three Central farm laws

Punjab approves State General Category Commission for unreserved classes

Punjab Cabinet approved setting up of State General Category Commission for unreserved classes, informed Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Thursday.This Commission will safeguard interests of the unreserved classes besides effective implementation of various welfare schemes, he added."The Cabinet approved to set up Punjab State General Category Commission for unreserved classes. This Commission will safeguard the interests of the unreserved classes besides effective implementation of various welfare schemes," tweeted Channi.A decision to this effect was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi here at Punjab Bhawan, this evening.According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office, this Commission would go a long way to safeguard the interests of the unreserved classes besides effective implementation of various welfare schemes for the benefit of the poor belonging to unreserved classes.Notably, this decision has been taken by the Cabinet .

Punjab Assembly Polls: Congress to give ticket to only 1 member of a family

Ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, Congress on Wednesday decided to give the party ticket to only one member from a family.The decision was taken at the Screening Committee meeting of the party held at 15 GRG in the national capitalThe meeting lasted for around 3 hours.Speaking to ANI, Punjab Congress Incharge Harish Choudhary said, "The Screening Committee discussed candidature on 117 Assembly seats today and a strategy has been made. A decision has been taken that the ticket will be given to only one member of a family. Not more than one ticket will be given to the members in a family."Talking about the second committee meeting, Choudhary said that the meeting will be held soon where all the members of the committee will be present."The next meeting will be held soon. All the members of the Screening Committee will be present in the next meeting," he said.According to sources, the next screening committee meeting will be held the day after tomorrow.Congress leader Ajay Maken while .

Poll-bound Punjab: A rich agrarian state hits a low for failing to adapt

Straddled with high debt, huge internal security outlay, excessive agrarian focus that choked industrialisation, Punjab is now also vulnerable to a host of problems brought on by poor social spending

Every word of AAP leadership is a lie: Punjab CM Charanjit Channi

The Chief Minister said the AAP leaders are clamouring for power