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Punjab polls: AAP will get 80 plus seats, says Bhagwant Mann

Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate for Punjab, Bhagwant Mann on Monday exuded confidence that AAP will bag 80 plus seats in the Punjab Assembly elections.His remarks came after paying an inspection visit to a strong room where the EVM machines are stored.Mann said, "People's mandate is locked in those EVM machines. It will decide Punjab's future for the next 5 years. Results will come on 10 March, we will accept the people's mandate."He thanked the workers of the Aam Aadmi Party who have guarded the EVMs day and night since the election.Reacting to Congress' Bibi Rajinder Kaur Bhattal's statement on alliance with AAP, Mann said, "Our (AAP) government is going to be formed in Punjab. AAP will get 80 plus seats. Congress should tie-up with other parties for the alliance."Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju on February 20 said that Punjab witnessed a 63.44 voting percentage in the single-phased assembly polls where voters came in large numbers to elect 117 ...

Exit polls predict second term for Yogi as UP CM, AAP sweep in Punjab

Several exit polls forecast a clear majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab while being mixed in their predictions for Uttarakhand. Exit polls on CNN News 18, Republic TV and News X channels showed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) getting 211-277 seats and its main challenger in the Samajwadi Party-led alliance getting anywhere between 119 and 160 seats in Uttar Pradesh. CNN News 18 predicted 262-277 seats for the BJP and allies and 119-134 for the SP and allies in the 403-member state assembly. Most of them were also unanimous in predicting a big win for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in Punjab, with one exit poll on India Today projecting up to 76-90 seats in the 117-member assembly. TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat, however, predicted 56-61 seats for the AAP in Punjab, making it the frontrunner. The ruling Congress was mostly predicted to be securing the second spot in Punjab. In Uttarakhand, Both the Congress and the BJP were

BJP confident about forming govt in 4 states, impressive gains in Punjab

Underlining that the party ran a scientific and well-organised campaign, Shah said, "We saw Prime Minister Modi's popularity in five poll-bound states was more than that of any earlier prime minister"

Punjab CM seeks blessings at Kamakhya Temple days before poll results

The counting of the votes will take place on March 10.

PM Modi condoles demise of former Army chief Gen Sunith Francis Rodrigues

Rodrigues, who headed the Indian Army between 1990 and 1993 and served as the governor of Punjab between 2004 and 2010, passed away on Friday

22-yr-old student from Punjab's Barnala dies of stroke in war-hit Ukraine

A 22-year-old student from Punjab's Barnala district who had suffered an Ischemia stroke and was undergoing treatment for about a month died Wednesday in the war-hit Ukraine. Chandan Jindal was admitted at the Emergency Hospital Vinnytsia in Ukraine, official sources here said. His family has requested the government to bring back his mortal remains. Jindal was studying at Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia. Jindal's uncle Krishan Gopal told reporters in Barnala that they had received information about his poor health on February 3 and the authorities in Ukraine had sought the family's approval for performing an operation. Gopal said he and Chandan's father Shishan Kumar went to Ukraine on February 7. Krishan later returned while Shishan remained in Ukraine with his son. Barnala Deputy Commissioner of Police wrote to the state's Principal Secretary, Home, for providing assistance to the distressed family. According to the letter, Chandan "fell ill

Covid-19 pandemic: Punjab reports 51 new cases, four more deaths

The deaths were reported from Ludhiana, Fazilka, Jalandhar and Pathankot

Covid-19 pandemic: Punjab logs 124 new cases and five more deaths

The fatalities were reported from Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mansa and Pathankot as the state's death toll reached 17,701, as per the bulletin

Drug case: Mohali court rejects SAD leader Bikram Majithia's bail plea

The apex court had recently directed the Punjab Police not to arrest the former Punjab minister till February 23 so that he could undertake electioneering in the state

Road rage case: Sidhu urges SC to dismiss review petition against him

The petition in the road rage case against is without merit and ought to be dismissed: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Drugs case: SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia remanded to judicial custody

The pre-arrest bail plea of Majithia, who was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on Dec 20 last year, was dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Jan 24

Punjab: SAD leader Majithia surrenders before trial court in Mohali

Facing charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Majithia applied for regular bail and the trial court started arguments over his plea

Covid-19 pandemic: Punjab reports 165 fresh cases and three deaths

Deaths were reported from Hoshiarpur (1) and Mohali (2), taking the toll to 17,692

Power crisis: Chandigarh residents at few places still face power outages

Residents of some parts of Chandigarh continued to face power outages on Wednesday morning with electricity supply remaining disrupted after the employees of the electricity department went on a three-day strike against privatisation. Harried residents of Chandigarh, which is the country's first planned city, blamed the city administration for remaining a mute spectator, leaving them in lurch as the power outages crippled the city. Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari sought intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the matter, saying there is chaos and anarchy and all essential services have come to a standstill. "Dear @AmitShah ji Chandigarh has been without electricity for 36 hours. There is chaos & anarchy. All Essential Services are at a standstill. @ChandigarhAdmn has miserably failed to address the situation. Chandigarh is an Union Territory. Kindly intervene," said Tewari in a tweet on Wednesday. The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday evening had invoked .

Centre bans apps, website, social media accounts of Punjab Politics TV

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday blocked applications, website and social media accounts of foreign-based 'Punjab Politics TV', which is linked to banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for allegedly attempting to use an online platform to disturb public order during assembly elections. The SFJ has been declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Relying on intelligence inputs that the channel was attempting to use online media to disturb public order during the ongoing State Assembly Elections, the Ministry used emergency powers under the IT Rules on February 18 to block the digital media resources of 'Punjab Politics TV', it said. The ministry noted that the content of the blocked apps, websites and social media accounts had had the potential to incite communal disharmony, separatism and were found to be detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the state, and public order. It was also observed tha

Punjab records three more coronavirus deaths and 103 fresh cases

Three more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Punjab on Monday while 103 fresh coronavirus cases took the infection tally to 7,57,358, according to a medical bulletin.

Sonu Sood restrained from visiting polling stations in Punjab's Moga

The Election Commission on Sunday restrained actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood from visiting polling stations in Moga, where his sister is contesting on a Congress ticket

Punjab Assembly elections: AAP's Bhagwant Mann votes in Mohali

The counting of votes will be done on March 10.

Assembly elections: PM Modi urges people to vote in large numbers

Voting for 117 Assembly seats in Punjab is taking place while polling is also underway in 59 Assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Amit Shah urges voters of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab to vote for development

The third phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls is underway while Punjab is voting in a single-phase election.