Punjab elections 2017

First major test of 'e-ballot' system in Punjab, Goa

The votes will be counted on March 11 for all the five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa -- which will go for polls between tomorrow and March 8. 

Feb 03, 2017, 16:26 PM IST

Assembly elections: 300 cartons of liquor seized in Punjab; two arrested

The duo was trying to dump the liquor at a secluded place near Bhogpur village when a police team raided the place and seized the liquor.

Feb 03, 2017, 16:15 PM IST

Let's eliminate drugs from Punjab: Rahul Gandhi

All 117 constituencies in Punjab will vote on February 4 and the results will be announced on March 11.

Feb 03, 2017, 13:37 PM IST

Voting in Punjab on Saturday amid tight security

Over 200 companies of paramilitary forces have been deputed for the election in Punjab which saw a car blast barely two days before the campaign was to end in which six people were killed.

Feb 03, 2017, 12:07 PM IST

AAP will throw Punjab back into violence, mayhem: Amarinder

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today launched the last step of his poll campaign from here as he promised to bring back the innocent Sikh youths languishing in jails around the country, while attacking the AAP, which he said could throw the state back into violence and mayhem.

Feb 02, 2017, 16:01 PM IST

Tohra's name to help Kuldeep consolidate standing in Sanour

Kuldeep Kaur Tohra has entered the fray as an AAP candidate from this Assembly segment with a promise of improving the lot of women.

Feb 02, 2017, 14:41 PM IST

Rahul shares 'dal-subzi' meal with villagers in Punjab

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday shared a meal of 'dal-subzi' with villagers and interacted with them in Sangrur district, on the last day of campaigning for the Punjab assembly polls.

Feb 02, 2017, 14:34 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal backing perpetrators of blast in Punjab: Rahul Gandhi

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the blast was a direct result of the AAP`s nexus with radical elements.

Feb 02, 2017, 13:51 PM IST

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

Assembly elections 2017: Campaigning in Punjab, Goa to end today; voting on Saturday

The campaigning for the Assembly elections in Punjab and Goa will come to an end on Thursday.

Feb 02, 2017, 09:03 AM IST

Delhi HC agrees to hear plea against pre-poll freebies

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea seeking to restrain all political parties from making promises of offering freebies to people if they are voted to power.

Feb 01, 2017, 12:11 PM IST

Punjab Assembly Elections: It's Amarinder Vs Badals; but will AAP play joker

Shiromani Akali Dal seems certain that it is unlikely to be lucky a third time in a row. 

Feb 01, 2017, 11:40 AM 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 Elections 2017: Captain crosses swords with General in battle for Patiala

Besides JJ Singh, Balbir Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party, is also in the fray, seeking to make the contest triangular.

Jan 31, 2017, 11:52 AM IST

Punjab Elections 2017: Can BJP-SAD repeat their 2012 electoral victory?

The most interesting Assembly seat to look out for would be Lambi.

Jan 31, 2017, 11:25 AM IST

If Punjab is secure, the nation is secure: Amit Shah

BJP national president Amit Shah on Monday asked the electorate to vote for the SAD-BJP combine in Punjab for the third time, stating that the alliance's victory was necessary for the security of the country.

Jan 30, 2017, 19:44 PM IST

Will Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP be a game-changer in Punjab Elections 2017

State elections in Punjab have always been a two-way contest.

Jan 30, 2017, 16:06 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

Have always stood against Cong whenever they did injustice: Punjab CM

Accusing the Congress Party of indulging in vendetta politics, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday rubbished the baseless allegations being levelled by the opposition and said that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance will form the next government in Punjab."Our campaigning is going on in full swing.

Jan 29, 2017, 14:37 PM IST

SYL canal would have brought back terrorism to Punjab, says Captain Amarinder Singh

The Supreme Court recently termed the Punjab Government`s 2004 law terminating the SYL canal water-sharing agreement with its neighbouring states as unconstitutional.

Jan 29, 2017, 09:19 AM IST