Punjab: BJP says it will contest all 117 seats in 2022 polls following split with Akali Dal

The Akali Dal had pulled out of the National Democratic Alliance in September over differences on the three new farm laws.

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· Nov 17, 2020 · 02:38 pm

Punjab blockade: The stopping of essential supplies points to an alarming federal breakdown

Both the Union and state must immediately figure out a solution

Shoaib Daniyal

· Nov 07, 2020 · 08:30 am

Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu writes to CM Amarinder Singh, points out ‘serious lapses’ in development

This is the first time Sidhu has directly communicated with the chief minister after he quit from his position in the state Cabinet last year.

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· Jul 24, 2020 · 10:58 am

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh accepts Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation from the Cabinet

The Congress leader was stripped of key portfolios in a Cabinet shuffle on June 6. He handed over his resignation letter to Congress’ Rahul Gandhi on June 10.

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· Jul 20, 2019 · 12:13 pm

Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Cabinet minister

The Congress leader was stripped of key portfolios in a Cabinet shuffle on June 6. He handed over his resignation letter to Congress’ Rahul Gandhi on June 10.

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· Jul 14, 2019 · 01:02 pm

Punjab AAP MLA resigns from party, calls Arvind Kejriwal ‘dictatorial and arrogant’

Baldev Singh accused the party leadership of ‘giving up its basic ideology and principles’.

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· Jan 16, 2019 · 02:49 pm

Why religion is set to dominate Punjab’s politics going into the 2019 Lok Sabha election

Politics over sacrilege of holy texts suits the Congress, is essential for the Shiromani Akali Dal and a compulsion for the Aam Aadmi Party.

Rajeev Khanna

· Oct 11, 2018 · 07:30 am

How the Aam Aadmi Party squandered its shot in Punjab

Arvind Kejriwal's party lost a golden chance to spread beyond Delhi by making some strategic blunders.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Mar 13, 2017 · 09:00 am

The class divide in Punjab’s polling booths has already sealed the roadmap to 2019 Lok Sabha

This election is crucial for not just the two big leaders of the state but also for deciding the challenger to the BJP in the next general election.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Feb 05, 2017 · 06:30 am

Punjab elections: The fight for Lambi goes beyond Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh

It's not just the political future of the two titans, and their families, that is at stake. It's also their legacies.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Feb 04, 2017 · 07:15 am

In Jalalabad, Bhagwant Mann's colourful campaign puts Akalis in a spot of bother

Unperturbed by allegations of alcoholism, the Aam Aadmi Party's candidate is looking to score a big upset.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Feb 03, 2017 · 09:00 am

In Punjab, farmers angry with system of commission agents find hope in AAP’s manifesto

Farmers say both the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal are unwilling to take a hard stand on the exploitative system.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Feb 02, 2017 · 06:30 am