Lambi to be Punjab's mother of all electoral battles
first time in Punjab's political history, two stalwarts of two mainline political parties are headed for a face-off in the February 4
Feb 02, 2017, 12:49 PM IST
Punjab Polls 2017: To teach ‘Dusht’ rivals a lesson, candidates get personal, animated
Rival candidates in the Punjab Assembly polls made all sorts of annotations that will tickle your bone. From "Dusht" (wicked), "kuttanga" (I'll thrash), "lootere" (robbers) to "topiwalas" (a reference to AAP workers), this is what the top politicians, across party lines, are hurling at each other.
Feb 01, 2017, 14:49 PM IST
Punjab Assembly elections 2017: Congress will get majority; AAP would finish 2nd says poll survey
The Congress would get absolute majority in the Punjab assembly elections, while AAP would finish second, a pre-poll survey telecast by India Today TV said on Tuesday.
Jan 31, 2017, 21:38 PM IST
Punjab Assembly elections 2017: With Sidhu-Amarinder duo, can Congress win this poll battle? Here's detailed analysis
The electoral battle lines are already drawn in Punjab!
Jan 31, 2017, 16:40 PM IST
Sukhbir faces tough contest as two MPs slug out against him
Sukhbir Singh Badal is facing a keen contest in his pocket borough Jalalabad
Jan 31, 2017, 15:46 PM IST
Punjab polls: Ready to fight for country, border villagers seek facilities
Always ready to volunteer their services for the country, residents of this town, located at a walking distance from the Indo-Pak international border, have one grudge -- this assembly constituency of poll-bound Punjab deserves more facilities.
Jan 30, 2017, 11:13 AM IST
Punjab Assembly Elections 2017: 101 candidates face criminal cases
Besides, out of total 1,145 candidates in the fray, 428 are having assets of more than Rs 1 crore, with average assets per candidate being worked out at Rs 3.49 crore.
Jan 29, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
Assembly elections: PM Narendra Modi blasts Congress, says party labelled youth of Punjab as terrorists, how can that be accepted
Lashing out at Congress, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday in a rally in Kotkapura said that Congress labelled youth of Punjab as terrorists and asked how can that be accepted.
Jan 29, 2017, 15:38 PM IST
Udta Punjab: Drugs worth Rs 12 crores seized besides cash, liquor
Drug menace is the main issue of contention this election season in the state, which is already facing a severe substance-addiction situation.
Jan 28, 2017, 10:04 AM IST
Pakistan doing mischief on drug issue in Punjab: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today held Pakistan responsible for the drug menace in Punjab even as he lashed out at opposition parties for "defaming" the entire state on the issue.
Jan 24, 2017, 21:34 PM IST
BJP sends 250 bikers to 'expose' Arvind Kejriwal, AAP in Punjab
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of not fulfilling his poll promises for the national capital and sent a team of 250 bikers to Punjab to "expose the lies".
Jan 23, 2017, 19:44 PM IST
Assembly elections: BJP manifesto promises land to Dalits, houses to poor in Punjab
BJP on Sunday promised a slew of populist schemes in its manifesto for Punjab Assembly poll like providing sugar and ghee at low prices, houses to the poor, land to Dalits and backwards, besides assuring Rs five lakh assistance to the families affected by militancy.
Jan 23, 2017, 00:38 AM IST
Assembly elections: Battle lines drawn in Punjab with three-way contest
With battle lines drawn for the February 4 polls to Punjab Assembly, a high-octane battle of ballot is on the cards especially in some of the constituencies where the heavyweights of the three main parties are contesting.
Jan 22, 2017, 18:03 PM IST
Punjab polls: SAD-BJP stand no chance, 'Punjabiat' will win, says Navjot Sidhu
Asserting that there is no chance of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (SAD-BJP) alliance to win the upcoming elections in the state, Congress` newly-inducted leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said that this time only Punjab and the `Punjabiat` will succeed in the state.
Jan 19, 2017, 19:31 PM IST
Battle for Punjab: Capt Amarinder Singh files nomination from Badal stronghold Lambi
Amarinder says he wished to defeat all the top Akali leaders "responsible for destroying the state through drugs, mafia and the goonda raj".
Jan 18, 2017, 13:25 PM IST
Assembly polls: Maximum cash, liquor seizures in UP; drugs in Punjab
Punjab has witnessed the maximum seizure of drugs worth Rs 1.78 crore.
Jan 18, 2017, 12:47 PM IST
Assembly polls: We have to root out evil souls from Punjab, says Navjot Singh Sidhu
Cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who joined Congress just two days back, today said that "evil souls" need to be "rooted out" from Punjab so that rights of people in the state are protected.
Jan 17, 2017, 20:41 PM IST
Kejriwal denies bribery charges, says Badal-Amarinder together
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday denied charges of promoting bribery by asking voters to take money from other parties and vote for the AAP in Punjab and Goa.
Jan 17, 2017, 20:03 PM IST
Punjab polls: Bibi Jagir Kaur cannot contest polls as SC rejects her plea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Akali Dal leader and former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur's plea for suspension of her conviction in the 2000 murder case of her daughter Harpreet Kaur to enable her contest the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab.
Jan 17, 2017, 19:22 PM IST
Punjab assembly elections: Congress president Sonia Gandhi to decide on CM face, says Amarinder
The Congress President will decide on the chief ministerial face for the Punjab assembly polls and no "deal" has been struck with new entrant Navjot Singh Sidhu, the party's state chief Amarinder Singh said today.
Jan 17, 2017, 13:52 PM IST
