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As Ravneet Bittu targets Diljit Dosanjh, 'Satluj', BJP does a tightrope ahead of Punjab polls
July 12, 2026 4:13 am
Invoking legacy of his grandfather late Beant Singh, Union minister Bittu defends anti-militancy campaign of 1990s, draws flak from BJP's rival parties
BJP triples tally in Punjab civic polls: Why fifth-place finish gives it hope for 2027
May 30, 2026 3:43 am
The BJP has gone from winning just 49 wards in 2021 to crossing the 170-ward mark this year – a signal of the party’s growing influence in Punjab’s urban and semi-urban belts over the last five years
In Punjab, why gloves are off as AAP, BJP intensify fight ahead of 2027 polls
May 17, 2026 1:27 am
The war of words between AAP and BJP over May 5 blasts in Jalandhar and Amritsar has now spilled onto streets, marked with clashes between their party workers and alleged attacks on BJP offices
After rebuild, mobilisation: With Punjab rally blitz, Akalis to launch early campaign for 2027 Assembly polls
February 03, 2026 10:11 am
Buoyed by its success in the recent rural local body polls, and ahead of urban local body elections, the Akali Dal will hold state-wide rallies starting in the Malwa region, its traditional stronghold, in February
Former MP Jagmeet Brar, Punjab CM Mann's ex-OSD, SAD rebel leader Charanjit Singh Brar join BJP ahead of 2027 Assembly polls
January 16, 2026 10:41 pm
As all the new entrants hail from the Malwa belt, which accounts for 69 of 117 Assembly seats in Punjab, the defection to the BJP is viewed as the party's renewed trust in the Malwa region ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
Know Your MLAs: The 4 who made it House ── a doctor, a transporter, a marticulate, an ex-sarpanch
November 25, 2024 7:58 am
Pritpal Sharma, the AAP candidate who had unsuccessfully contested Gidderbaha in 2017, resigned from the party and switched to the BJP after Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon was declared as the AAP candidate.
Punjab Cong MP urges all CM candidates to curb drug menace
March 09, 2022 5:48 am
Earlier too, Aujla had targetted Punjab police on drug smuggling and had even countered the Congress party line while justifying more powers to Border Security Force in Punjab.
I’m world’s sweetest terrorist: Kejriwal on separatism allegation
February 19, 2022 11:14 pm
In the last leg of Punjab’s high-octane campaign, which wound to a close on Friday, Kejriwal has been under attack from the Congress, BJP and the Akali Dal, who have questioned him over rebel AAP leader and poet Kumar Vishwas’s accusations that he supported separatists in Punjab.
Punjab: Two days to polls, no Congress manifesto yet
February 18, 2022 3:36 am
Concerned over the delay in the release of the manifesto, senior Congress leaders asked “what are they waiting for” and “why was the committee for the election manifesto even formed?”
Congress MP Preneet Kaur attends BJP poll meet, seeks votes for husband Amarinder Singh
February 13, 2022 11:39 am
Amarinder Singh had floated his own party Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) after he was unceremoniously removed as the chief minister by the Congress high command last year following a bitter tussle with party's state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
PUNJAB ASSEMBLY POLLS PHOTOS
In Pictures: HS Phoolka joins BJP ahead of 2027 Punjab Assembly polls
April 01, 2026 6:21 pm
Senior advocate H S Phoolka’s induction into the BJP marks a significant political development as the party intensifies efforts to expand its engagement with Sikh leadership ahead of upcoming electoral battles
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