Punjab Polls 2017

Cricketer-turned politician Navjot Sidhu today said that his crossing over to the Congress happened after around 60 visits by election strategist Prashant Kishor, who was helping craft the party's campaign ahead of the 2017 state elections.

Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh - serving a life term for the murder of his manager in 2002 and also convicted for the rape of two women in 2017 - is expected to walk out of jail this evening after being given furlough for 21 days.

Punjab is in safe hands under the Charanjit Singh Channi government, minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said as he targeted former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh over his failure to fulfill the 2017 poll promises.

In an evening meeting yesterday between Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu, formation of a coordination committee to monitor the progress of Congress's 2017 Punjab poll promises was decided.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked Punjab Congress MPs to work unitedly and repeat the victory of 2017 Assembly Polls in the state, said party leader and MP Gurjeet S Aujla on Monday.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor held discussions with Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday, reportedly on "something bigger" than upcoming state polls and with the 2024 national election in sight.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Tuesday announced allotment of one lakh plots of over 1,300 square ft each to homeless Dalit families in the state, fulfilling the Congress' 2017 poll promise.

Polling is underway in three municipal corporations in Punjab - Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala - and 29 municipal councils and nagar panchayats today amid tight security.

Ram Nath Kovind's election as the next president of India was never in doubt but the large scale cross-voting in seven states throws up a big worry for the opposition, especially ahead of polls in Gujarat later this year.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar and senior Akali leader Parkash Singh Badal were among those who cast their votes for the presidential poll here today.

In a rash of resignations after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s latest election defeat, in the Delhi civic polls, top leader Sanjay Singh has quit as the Punjab in-charge.

The Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has blamed the Electronic Voting Machines or EVM for its loss in the municipal elections in Delhi, but not many in the party are ready to buy this claim.

As counting for the Delhi civic polls on Wednesday gave an decisive edge to the BJP, its Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari took a dig at Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) saying it had "already conceded defeat".

For the Aam Aadmi Party which is coping with loss in Rajouri Garden by-poll and assembly polls in Punjab and Goa, the MCD election on April 23 is crucial. It will be seen as a report card for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's government that he formed two years ago after winning 67 out of 70 assembly seats.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which held west Delhi's Rajouri Garden assembly constituency, has lost Delhi, placing a faraway number three in by-elections held to the state on Sunday.

Cricketer-turned politician Navjot Sidhu today said that his crossing over to the Congress happened after around 60 visits by election strategist Prashant Kishor, who was helping craft the party's campaign ahead of the 2017 state elections.

Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh - serving a life term for the murder of his manager in 2002 and also convicted for the rape of two women in 2017 - is expected to walk out of jail this evening after being given furlough for 21 days.

Punjab is in safe hands under the Charanjit Singh Channi government, minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said as he targeted former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh over his failure to fulfill the 2017 poll promises.

In an evening meeting yesterday between Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu, formation of a coordination committee to monitor the progress of Congress's 2017 Punjab poll promises was decided.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked Punjab Congress MPs to work unitedly and repeat the victory of 2017 Assembly Polls in the state, said party leader and MP Gurjeet S Aujla on Monday.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor held discussions with Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday, reportedly on "something bigger" than upcoming state polls and with the 2024 national election in sight.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Tuesday announced allotment of one lakh plots of over 1,300 square ft each to homeless Dalit families in the state, fulfilling the Congress' 2017 poll promise.

Polling is underway in three municipal corporations in Punjab - Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala - and 29 municipal councils and nagar panchayats today amid tight security.

Ram Nath Kovind's election as the next president of India was never in doubt but the large scale cross-voting in seven states throws up a big worry for the opposition, especially ahead of polls in Gujarat later this year.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar and senior Akali leader Parkash Singh Badal were among those who cast their votes for the presidential poll here today.

In a rash of resignations after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s latest election defeat, in the Delhi civic polls, top leader Sanjay Singh has quit as the Punjab in-charge.

The Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has blamed the Electronic Voting Machines or EVM for its loss in the municipal elections in Delhi, but not many in the party are ready to buy this claim.

As counting for the Delhi civic polls on Wednesday gave an decisive edge to the BJP, its Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari took a dig at Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) saying it had "already conceded defeat".

For the Aam Aadmi Party which is coping with loss in Rajouri Garden by-poll and assembly polls in Punjab and Goa, the MCD election on April 23 is crucial. It will be seen as a report card for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's government that he formed two years ago after winning 67 out of 70 assembly seats.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which held west Delhi's Rajouri Garden assembly constituency, has lost Delhi, placing a faraway number three in by-elections held to the state on Sunday.