Punjab polls

Punjab polls: Aam Aadmi Party releases second list of 13 candidates; Know Details

AAP's second list of 13 candidates for Punjab polls was released by party leaders Sanjay Singh and Bhagwant Mann.

Aug 18, 2016, 18:49 PM IST

The Great Khali extends unconditional support to AAP candidate in Punjab

Earlier, media reports said that wrestler Dilip Singh Rana, popularly known as 'The Great Khali' has joined Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab.

Aug 14, 2016, 16:50 PM IST

Winnability to be only criteria for selecting candidates: Amarinder

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that "winnability" will be the sole criteria for selecting party candidates for the 2017 assembly elections.

Aug 09, 2016, 19:01 PM IST

Punjab polls: HS Poolkha, Himmat Singh Shergill may figure in AAP's first list

Senior lawyers HS Poolkha and Himmat Singh Shergill may find place in Aam Aadmi Party's first list of candidates for Punjab Assembly polls.

Aug 03, 2016, 22:24 PM IST

As Arvind Kejriwal looks at busy campaign season, Manish Sisodia's clout 'set to rise'

With Arvind Kejriwal set to spend a substantial amount of time campaigning in poll-bound states and his deputy Manish Sisodia increasingly taking over his official as well as some non-official works, the latter's clout in the government affairs is "set to grow".

Aug 02, 2016, 20:56 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

Ugly spat in Parliament - Renuka Chowdhury calls Harsimrat Kaur 'Kachra': Know what happened

Union Minister of Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday accused two leaders of grand-old Congress party of allegedly misbehaving with her in Parliament House and said that she was humiliated by them. 

Jul 22, 2016, 20:35 PM IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu welcome to join Congress: Amarinder Singh

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu was welcome to join the party if he so desired.

Jul 19, 2016, 23:07 PM IST

Talk of Navjot Singh Sidhu becoming AAP face in Punjab premature: Arvind Kejriwal

Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Punjab in 2017.

Jul 19, 2016, 21:38 PM IST

Wary of rebels, Punjab Congress mandates 'loyalty bond' for ticket hopefuls

Former CM Amrinder Singh, who is leading the Congress in the polls, said that the party will take strict action against rebels.

Jul 12, 2016, 12:06 PM IST

Opposition trying to 'defame' Punjabis by calling them drug addicts: Sukhbir

Hitting out at the opposition over the issue of drug menace, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday said efforts are being made to defame the people of the state by dubbing them as "drug addicts" and argued had the state been suffering from the problem, it would not have progressed on various indexes.

Jul 03, 2016, 21:52 PM IST

Jat leaders say they will vote against BJP in UP, Punjab polls

Accusing BJP of "cheating" them on the issue of reservation, leaders of Jat organisations and Khap panchayats on Thursday said members of the community would vote against the party in next year's assembly elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

Jun 23, 2016, 20:47 PM IST

Congress backs Kamal Nath amid attacks from AAP

The Congress on Monday strongly backed senior leader Kamal Nath who has been appointed in-charge of the party's state unit of Punjab, in the wake of the Aam Aadmi Party's scathing attack on Nath for his alleged role in 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Jun 14, 2016, 00:12 AM IST

Making Punjabi compulsory not linked to Punjab polls: AAP

AAP has clarified that the Delhi govt`s decision to make Punjabi compulsory in schools here has nothing to do with the coming assembly polls in Punjab.

Jun 10, 2016, 17:18 PM IST

Sung by Kumar Vishwas, liked by Arvind Kejriwal, hated by Badals: Watch 'Ek Nasha' song here

The song titled “Ek Nasha: Nashe ke Khilaf”, sung by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas, talks about drug menace in Punjab.

May 12, 2016, 16:57 PM IST

Will review 'bogus' cases against Punjab youth under SAD-BJP rule: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday assured to review the `bogus` cases against Punjab youth during during Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule and promised to set up a Commission to review such cases and fix the responsibility of erring police officials.

Apr 23, 2016, 23:05 PM IST

Congress expels Punjab dissident leader Jagmeet Singh Brar

Cracking the whip, Congress on Monday expelled senior leader Jagmeet Singh Brar, a known detractor of its Punjab unit chief Amarinder Singh, from the party in the wake of his consistent statements against the interests of the organisation.

Apr 11, 2016, 14:42 PM IST

AAP to announce candidates for 2017 Punjab polls by June end

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday said it will announce the names of its all candidates for the Punjab assembly election to be held in early next year by June end.

Apr 11, 2016, 09:43 AM IST

Punjab elections: Rahul Gandhi meets Radha Soami sect chief at Beas

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturady met Radha Soami sect chief Gurinder Singh Dhillon at his residence at Beas, a move which has evoked interest as the party prepares to take on Punjab's ruling SAD-BJP combine in the 2017 assembly poll.

Mar 20, 2016, 03:32 AM IST

Will replicate Delhi model in Punjab if we form govt: Kejriwal

Claiming that ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance in Punjab was confronted with a "tsunami of anti-incumbency", Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the party will replicate the Delhi anti-corruption model if AAP is voted to power in the state.

Feb 25, 2016, 18:22 PM IST