Punjab Assembly Polls

Punjab elections likely in January or February: State CEO

Assembly elections in Punjab are likely to be held in the last week of January or first week of February next year, state chief electoral officer V.K. Singh said here on Tuesday.

Sep 06, 2016, 17:37 PM IST

Amarinder Singh makes fresh offer to Navjot Singh Sidhu, says he has Congress in his DNA

Congress party has made a fresh offer to Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying the Grand Old Party's doors are always open for him.

Aug 24, 2016, 10:03 AM IST

AAP releases first list of 19 candidates, Bhagwant Mann to lead campaign in Punjab; here is the full list

Senior lawyers HS Poolkha and Himmat Singh Shergill figure in the AAP's first list. While Phoolka has been fielded from Dakha, Shergill will contest from SAS Nagar.

Aug 04, 2016, 14:03 PM IST

AAP to announce 1st list of candidates for Punjab polls

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will soon release the first list of its 23 candidates for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls after getting a nod from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Political Affairs Committee (PAC), the party said today.

Jul 31, 2016, 20:35 PM IST

EC selects singer-actor Gurdas Maan as state icon for Punjab assembly polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday selected famous Punjabi singer and actor Gurdas Maan as the state icon for the 2017 assembly polls.

Jul 13, 2016, 21:10 PM IST

AAP to review ministers' performances ahead of Cabinet rejig

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will review performances of its ministers amid buzz of a Cabinet reshuffle to make way for new faces.

Apr 05, 2016, 21:45 PM IST

Will not contest under SAD-BJP alliance: Navjot Kaur Sidhu

A day after SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal described the alliance with BJP as "permanent", BJP MLA from Amritsar Navjot Kaur Sidhu today reiterated her stand that she would not contest 2017 Punjab assembly polls on BJP ticket if it fights polls in alliance with the SAD.

Feb 10, 2016, 20:54 PM IST

Prashant Kishor, man behind Modi, Nitish Kumar's poll victories to now help Amarinder Singh

If reports are to be believed, the man behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emphatic win in Lok Sabha and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's victory Assembly polls last year - Prashant Kishor  is all set to now manage the election campaign of Capt Amarinder Singh of Congress party in Punjab Assembly polls next year.

Jan 23, 2016, 09:37 AM IST

Open to alliance with Congress for Punjab Assembly polls: BSP

Punjab BSP chief Avtar Singh Karimpuri claimed that Bahujan Samaj Party is working with the sole agenda of uprooting the ruling SAD-BJP alliance from state politics and could come on board with Congress.

Jan 08, 2016, 18:56 PM IST

Switching sides! 21 AAP members from Punjab join Congress

Also at the same event, 34 Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members and SAD ‘supporters’ have joined Congress.

Dec 26, 2015, 13:42 PM IST