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Punjab civic polls: Clashes reported across districts, Raikot Congress candidate attacked with swords
May 26, 2026 6:51 pm
The Raikot police said that the attack was linked to an earlier clash that happened on Monday between AAP and Congress workers.
Punjab civic polls: Raja Warring reaches polling booth on bullock cart to protest fuel price rise
May 26, 2026 1:55 pm
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said the symbolic ride aimed to highlight inflation and rising fuel prices as polling began in municipal councils, nagar panchayats, and municipal corporations.
Punjab urban local body polls announced: 8 municipal corporations and 102 councils to vote on May 26
May 11, 2026 5:07 pm
The model code of conduct has come into force in Punjab, restricting the state government from making fresh announcements until the poll process is over.
After setback in Assembly bypolls, Congress gears up for Punjab civic body polls
December 11, 2024 2:09 pm
The elections for five municipal corporations and 44 municipal councils in Punjab will be held on December 21.
With BJP losing Punjab polls, Haryana panchayat polls likely to get delayed
February 19, 2021 4:34 am
Now, it is believed, the BJP-JJP government doesn’t want to take risk to hold the election at a time when the agitator farmers have made movement of alliance leaders in the state difficult particularly for the public meetings.
Drubbing puts question mark on BJP’s 2022 Assembly poll prospect
February 19, 2021 4:17 am
BJP central leadership has, meanwhile, dismissed the assumption that the poor showing in civic body polls would harm the prospects of BJP in 2022 assembly elections.
BJP ex-minster’s wife loses in Hoshiarpur, Cong rebel wins in Nawanshahr
February 18, 2021 5:26 am
In 2015 elections, Rakesh Sud had contested from ward number 7 but this time ward number seven was reserved. There was lot of resentment against the BJP here. Protesters had even thrown dung in the house of Sud on the first day of this year.
In Doaba, Cong wins 61% seats, Independents bag second spot
February 18, 2021 5:20 am
SAD bagged just 5.2 per cent of the total local body seats that went to polls in Doaba, BJP won 2.2 per cent, while AAP got 3 per cent.
In 50-member Moga MC House, Congress wins just 20 seats, SAD 15
February 18, 2021 9:57 am
In 2015, when Moga MC had its first elections, SAD-BJP, who were then alliance partners, had won 32 seats (SAD 24 and BJP 8), Congress had won just one seat and 17 were won by the Independents.
CPI-backed Independents win 12 out of 13 seats
February 18, 2021 11:10 am
One AAP candidate, Gamdoor Singh, had contested on party symbol but lost. So, 12 candidates backed by CPI won, and even the 13th winner was an Independent.
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