Day after jail term, Bibi Jagir Kaur's village observes bandh

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 31, 2012, Kapurthala

Yet to come to terms with the conviction of Punjab Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bibi Jagir Kaur, residents of her native Begowal village in the district observed a shutdown today.

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Seems like mid-term polls are around the corner: Sukhbir Singh Badal

NDTV Correspondent | Monday March 12, 2012, Chandigarh

Ahead of its swearing-in ceremony in Punjab, Akali Dal's leader Sukhbir Singh Badal added to the mid-term polls clamour by saying that the mid-term polls are around the corner because the UPA government has failed to make policy decisions.

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Wherever Rahul Gandhi goes, Congress loses: Sukhbir Singh Badal

NDTV Correspondent | Saturday March 10, 2012, Chandigarh

For the first time in the last forty years, Punjab gave a second consecutive term to a party in power. Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) Parkash Singh Badal will take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab for a fifth time on March 14. Today, his son Sukhbir Singh Badal taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi said he will encourage the Congress General Secretary to campaign more.

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Punjab: Amrinder Singh likely to meet Sonia Gandhi today

NDTV Correspondent/ Agencies | Saturday March 10, 2012, Chandigarh

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader captain Amarinder Singh is likely to meet party president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi today.

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Parkash Singh Badal invites UPA allies to his swearing-in ceremony

NDTV Correspondent | Friday March 9, 2012, Chandigarh

Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) Parkash Singh Badal, who will take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab for a fifth time on March 14, has invited UPA allies - Mamata Banerjee, Sharad Pawar, Faooq and Omar Abdullah - to attend the swearing in ceremony.

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Parkash Singh Badal will continue as Chief Minister: Sukhbir

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 8, 2012, Chandigarh

Putting at rest all speculation, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today declared that Parkash Singh Badal will remain the Chief Minister of Punjab, a post he would be holding for a record fifth time.

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Badals to meet Akali leaders today ahead of claim to form govt in Punjab

NDTV Correspondent | Thursday March 8, 2012

The father-son duo of Parkash Singh Badal and Sukbir Badal will be in Chandigarh today to hold a meeting with their Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLAs. On Friday, they are expected to hold a joint meeting with leaders of its ally in Punjab , the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after which the the alliance is expected to stake claim for government formation.

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Badal's political imprisonment second only to Mandela

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 7, 2012, Chandigarh

Did you know that Parkash Singh Badal, who could be Punjab chief minister for the fifth time, is the longest political prisoner in the world after South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela? Born Dec 8, 1927, Badal spent nearly 17 years of his life in jails as a political prisoner - he was booked for a civil liberty agitation, sent to jail during Emergency (1975-77) and put in prison during the Dharam Yudh Morcha days of Punjab in 1980s, fighting for the rights of Punjab and its people.

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Punjab elections: Manpreet Badal finds himself a rebel without a cause

Ketki Angre | Tuesday March 6, 2012, Badal Village

Punjab elections: The kite, the symbol of the People's Party of Punjab (PPP), has failed to take flight in Punjab. Seen by some as a possible third front, Manpreet Singh Badal's PPP has come a cropper this election.

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Punjab election results: Ex-sportspersons and their relatives win in state

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 6, 2012, New Delhi

Former India hockey captain Pargat Singh today scored another victory, but this time on political turf as he became an MLA after winning from the Jalandhar Cantt constituency in the Punjab Assembly elections.

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