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How Canada's Visa Crackdown Is Boosting Punjab's Youth Vote
Another reason to believe that the 2027 assembly election will attract more young voters is the fact that students have deferred bachelor's degree programmes at international universities because these degrees no longer guarantee work permits.
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Broken Promises, Empty Skies: Why NRIs Aren't Flying Home For Punjab Polls
In 2012, Manpreet Singh Badal launched his 'People's Party of Punjab' and in 2017 the Aam Aadmi Party forayed into the state's election process. Both parties were seen as new hope for the state, which was experiencing agrarian and social distress
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Why Punjab Congress Feels Caught In A 2021 Time Warp
In 2021, the Congress high command found itself grappling with an escalating feud between then Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Five years later, the party appears to be following a similar roadmap.
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BJP, AAP Turn To Pilgrimage Schemes For Voter Outreach In Punjab
Traditional issues such as agriculture, unemployment and law and order remain central to Punjab's politics, but parties increasingly recognise that cultural symbolism and welfare-linked pilgrimages can help shape voter perceptions
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AAP Sweeps Punjab Zila Parishad Polls, Leads In Panchayat Samitis
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept the zila parishad polls and was also leading in the majority of zones of panchayat samiti in Punjab, according to results declared so far on Thursday.
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"There Will Be Chaos": Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Punjab Rural Polls
The polling for Punjab panchayat elections began at 8 am on Tuesday and the petitions, seeking a stay on them, were mentioned before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.
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Indira Gandhi Assassin Beant Singh's Son Contesting Polls From Punjab
A relative of one of the assassins of late Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, is contesting the parliamentary elections in Punjab from the Faridkot (Reserved) constituency as an Independent.
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"Sycophancy" At Congress Post-Mortem Meet: Punjab Party Veteran
In the blame-game following the Congress's shock defeat in Punjab, a party leader today hit out at what he called "sycophancy" on display at the party's post-mortem on Sunday.
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Punjab Chief Minister-Elect Bhagwant Mann To Resign As MP Today
Punjab chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann on Monday said he will submit his resignation as a member of parliament.
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Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann Hold Mega Roadshow In Amritsar After Punjab Sweep
Punjab chief minister-elect Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal held a massive roadshow in Amritsar today to celebrate the party's landslide victory in the Punjab assembly polls.
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Navjot Sidhu Says "Punjab Took An Excellent Decision" After AAP's Big Win
"The voice of the people is the voice of God. We should understand with humility and bow to it," he added.
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Bhagwant Mann To Meet Arvind Kejriwal Today After AAP's Punjab Sweep
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s chief ministerial face in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, will visit Delhi on Friday to meet party national convener Arvind Kejriwal.
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Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022: All You Need To Know About Election Results
The result of the February 20 election to 117-seat Punjab assembly is being declared today. The state, which has over 2.14 eligible voters, recorded 71.95 per cent polling, down from 77 per cent recorded in 2017.
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Punjab Bars Gathering Outside Counting Centres Ahead Of Result Day
Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said in view of counting of votes on Thursday, prohibitory measures under CrPC section 144 have been imposed in all districts and gathering of people outside the counting centres is prohibited.
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Election Turnout: Nearly 70% Polling In Punjab, Over 61% In UP Till 5 PM
Nearly 70 per cent polling was recorded till 5 pm in the assembly elections in Punjab, while in the third of the seven phase polls in Uttar Pradesh, it was over 61 per cent, according to official data.
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How Canada's Visa Crackdown Is Boosting Punjab's Youth Vote
Another reason to believe that the 2027 assembly election will attract more young voters is the fact that students have deferred bachelor's degree programmes at international universities because these degrees no longer guarantee work permits.
-
Broken Promises, Empty Skies: Why NRIs Aren't Flying Home For Punjab Polls
In 2012, Manpreet Singh Badal launched his 'People's Party of Punjab' and in 2017 the Aam Aadmi Party forayed into the state's election process. Both parties were seen as new hope for the state, which was experiencing agrarian and social distress
-
Why Punjab Congress Feels Caught In A 2021 Time Warp
In 2021, the Congress high command found itself grappling with an escalating feud between then Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Five years later, the party appears to be following a similar roadmap.
-
BJP, AAP Turn To Pilgrimage Schemes For Voter Outreach In Punjab
Traditional issues such as agriculture, unemployment and law and order remain central to Punjab's politics, but parties increasingly recognise that cultural symbolism and welfare-linked pilgrimages can help shape voter perceptions
-
AAP Sweeps Punjab Zila Parishad Polls, Leads In Panchayat Samitis
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept the zila parishad polls and was also leading in the majority of zones of panchayat samiti in Punjab, according to results declared so far on Thursday.
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"There Will Be Chaos": Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Punjab Rural Polls
The polling for Punjab panchayat elections began at 8 am on Tuesday and the petitions, seeking a stay on them, were mentioned before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.
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Indira Gandhi Assassin Beant Singh's Son Contesting Polls From Punjab
A relative of one of the assassins of late Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, is contesting the parliamentary elections in Punjab from the Faridkot (Reserved) constituency as an Independent.
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"Sycophancy" At Congress Post-Mortem Meet: Punjab Party Veteran
In the blame-game following the Congress's shock defeat in Punjab, a party leader today hit out at what he called "sycophancy" on display at the party's post-mortem on Sunday.
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Punjab Chief Minister-Elect Bhagwant Mann To Resign As MP Today
Punjab chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann on Monday said he will submit his resignation as a member of parliament.
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Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann Hold Mega Roadshow In Amritsar After Punjab Sweep
Punjab chief minister-elect Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal held a massive roadshow in Amritsar today to celebrate the party's landslide victory in the Punjab assembly polls.
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Navjot Sidhu Says "Punjab Took An Excellent Decision" After AAP's Big Win
"The voice of the people is the voice of God. We should understand with humility and bow to it," he added.
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Bhagwant Mann To Meet Arvind Kejriwal Today After AAP's Punjab Sweep
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s chief ministerial face in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, will visit Delhi on Friday to meet party national convener Arvind Kejriwal.
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Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022: All You Need To Know About Election Results
The result of the February 20 election to 117-seat Punjab assembly is being declared today. The state, which has over 2.14 eligible voters, recorded 71.95 per cent polling, down from 77 per cent recorded in 2017.
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Punjab Bars Gathering Outside Counting Centres Ahead Of Result Day
Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said in view of counting of votes on Thursday, prohibitory measures under CrPC section 144 have been imposed in all districts and gathering of people outside the counting centres is prohibited.
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Election Turnout: Nearly 70% Polling In Punjab, Over 61% In UP Till 5 PM
Nearly 70 per cent polling was recorded till 5 pm in the assembly elections in Punjab, while in the third of the seven phase polls in Uttar Pradesh, it was over 61 per cent, according to official data.
