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Split In Akali Dal Poses Major Challenge For 2027 Punjab Polls
For 23 years, the Akali Dal and the BJP shared a strong political alliance formed in 1997. The partnership successfully combined rural Sikh votes with urban Hindu votes and helped the alliance win elections in 1997, 2007 and 2012.
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Will Raghav Chadha Move Impact Punjab? AAP, BJP Face Off, Protests Erupt
Protests erupted outside the residences of the Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab who defected to the BJP, including that of former cricketer Harbhajan Singh.
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'Prepare For Jail': Navjot Kaur Sidhu Accuses Raja Warring Of Land Grab
The political climate in Punjab has reached a boiling point following allegations by Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu against Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.
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"One Who Gives 500 Crores Becomes Chief Minister": Navjot Singh Sidhu's Wife
Navjot Kaur Sidhu said they do not have money to give to any party but can transform Punjab into a "golden state".
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Congress MLA's Advice To "Salvage Declining Image" Of Party In Punjab
Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira asked state party chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring "not to waste energy on defending individuals", saying the state is currently facing burning issues like farmers' suicides and lumpy skin disease.
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Parties Prep For Bypolls In AAP's Bastion- Sangrur Lok Sabha Seat
With the Election Commission announcing the date for the bypoll to Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, political parties in Punjab have geared up for the first major election after the Aam Aadmi Party formed the government in the northern state.
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Congress Leaders Stage Protest As Alka Lamba Appears Before Punjab Police
Congress leader Alka Lamba, booked over "inflammatory statements" against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, appeared before the Rupnagar police on Wednesday as party workers held a protest outside the SSP office over the matter.
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Punjab Politics TV Apps, Website, Social Media Accounts Banned by Centre for Allegedly Disturbing Public Order
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting blocked apps, website, and social media accounts of foreign-based Punjab Politics TV, which is linked to banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for allegedly attempting to use an online platform to disturb public order during assembly elections.
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Centre Blocks Apps, Website, Social Media Accounts Of Punjab Politics TV
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday blocked applications, website and social media accounts of foreign-based 'Punjab Politics TV', which is linked to banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for allegedly attempting to use an
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"Will Quit Politics If Charanjit Channi...": Akali Dal Head Sukhbir Badal
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Charanjit Singh Channi government brings any proof against his brother-in-law and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia who has been booked in an NDPS case.
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Amarinder Singh To NDTV: "Not Joining BJP, But Won't Remain In Congress"
Amarinder Singh declared on Thursday that he is not joining the BJP but definitely quitting the Congress, confirming exclusively to NDTV what has been furiously speculated since he was forced to quit as Punjab Chief Minister earlier this month.
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New Punjab Cabinet Oath Tomorrow, Some Captain Loyalists May Be Dropped
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had finalised the names for his cabinet, sources said on Saturday afternoon, after several rounds of discussion with Rahul Gandhi. However, last-minute deliberationreportedly forced the party to go over t
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AAP Has Max Chance Of Winning Punjab: Prannoy Roy's Analysis
Around 1.4 crore people in Punjab voted for their 117-member assembly today. Some 1,100 candidates had their fates sealed in the crucial election that saw a three-way contest between the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, which debuted in the state polls this time.
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34 Akali Dal, 21 Aam Aadmi Party Leaders Join Congress In Punjab
A day after outspoken Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, the opposition party Congress said leaders of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and AAP have joined its fold.
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Punjab: Badal family feud out in the open
Good economics may not always serve good in politics. And this proved right in Punjab's Finance Minister Manpreet Badal's case as he was sacked from the Cabinet and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for indiscipline by none other than party president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal.With this the festering divide in the Badal family is now out in th...
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Split In Akali Dal Poses Major Challenge For 2027 Punjab Polls
For 23 years, the Akali Dal and the BJP shared a strong political alliance formed in 1997. The partnership successfully combined rural Sikh votes with urban Hindu votes and helped the alliance win elections in 1997, 2007 and 2012.
-
Will Raghav Chadha Move Impact Punjab? AAP, BJP Face Off, Protests Erupt
Protests erupted outside the residences of the Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab who defected to the BJP, including that of former cricketer Harbhajan Singh.
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'Prepare For Jail': Navjot Kaur Sidhu Accuses Raja Warring Of Land Grab
The political climate in Punjab has reached a boiling point following allegations by Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu against Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.
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"One Who Gives 500 Crores Becomes Chief Minister": Navjot Singh Sidhu's Wife
Navjot Kaur Sidhu said they do not have money to give to any party but can transform Punjab into a "golden state".
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Congress MLA's Advice To "Salvage Declining Image" Of Party In Punjab
Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira asked state party chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring "not to waste energy on defending individuals", saying the state is currently facing burning issues like farmers' suicides and lumpy skin disease.
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Parties Prep For Bypolls In AAP's Bastion- Sangrur Lok Sabha Seat
With the Election Commission announcing the date for the bypoll to Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, political parties in Punjab have geared up for the first major election after the Aam Aadmi Party formed the government in the northern state.
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Congress Leaders Stage Protest As Alka Lamba Appears Before Punjab Police
Congress leader Alka Lamba, booked over "inflammatory statements" against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, appeared before the Rupnagar police on Wednesday as party workers held a protest outside the SSP office over the matter.
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Punjab Politics TV Apps, Website, Social Media Accounts Banned by Centre for Allegedly Disturbing Public Order
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting blocked apps, website, and social media accounts of foreign-based Punjab Politics TV, which is linked to banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for allegedly attempting to use an online platform to disturb public order during assembly elections.
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Centre Blocks Apps, Website, Social Media Accounts Of Punjab Politics TV
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday blocked applications, website and social media accounts of foreign-based 'Punjab Politics TV', which is linked to banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for allegedly attempting to use an
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"Will Quit Politics If Charanjit Channi...": Akali Dal Head Sukhbir Badal
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Charanjit Singh Channi government brings any proof against his brother-in-law and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia who has been booked in an NDPS case.
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Amarinder Singh To NDTV: "Not Joining BJP, But Won't Remain In Congress"
Amarinder Singh declared on Thursday that he is not joining the BJP but definitely quitting the Congress, confirming exclusively to NDTV what has been furiously speculated since he was forced to quit as Punjab Chief Minister earlier this month.
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New Punjab Cabinet Oath Tomorrow, Some Captain Loyalists May Be Dropped
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had finalised the names for his cabinet, sources said on Saturday afternoon, after several rounds of discussion with Rahul Gandhi. However, last-minute deliberationreportedly forced the party to go over t
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AAP Has Max Chance Of Winning Punjab: Prannoy Roy's Analysis
Around 1.4 crore people in Punjab voted for their 117-member assembly today. Some 1,100 candidates had their fates sealed in the crucial election that saw a three-way contest between the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, which debuted in the state polls this time.
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34 Akali Dal, 21 Aam Aadmi Party Leaders Join Congress In Punjab
A day after outspoken Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, the opposition party Congress said leaders of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and AAP have joined its fold.
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Punjab: Badal family feud out in the open
Good economics may not always serve good in politics. And this proved right in Punjab's Finance Minister Manpreet Badal's case as he was sacked from the Cabinet and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for indiscipline by none other than party president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal.With this the festering divide in the Badal family is now out in th...
