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Punjab election results 2017: Now race for passes to swearing-inSubscriber Only
March 15, 2017 12:31 IST
While city Congress chief Pardeep Chhabra is trying to get an invitation for the swearing-in, other members are approaching people close to Captain Amarinder Singh.
Punjab election results 2017: After poll debacle, ‘shocked’ AAP’s NRI supporters fly backSubscriber Only
March 15, 2017 12:41 IST
Under AAP's Chalo Punjab movement, around 35,000 NRIs had come to work as volunteers ahead of the election.
Punjab election results 2017: Congress pays price for delayed ticketsSubscriber Only
March 16, 2017 12:30 IST
Of 13 seats for which tickets were announced at last hour, party has lost in eight
Will be very happy to see Rahul elevated: Captain Amarinder SinghSubscriber Only
March 16, 2017 12:31 IST
He said Punjab was an answer to BJP’s “Congress-free India” slogan.
Punjab election results 2017: Captain to take oath with 9 othersSubscriber Only
March 15, 2017 02:23 IST
No deputy CM, Sidhu to be ‘seniormost minister’; young faces to be inducted into the Cabinet later.
Punjab elections result 2017: Well-qualified candidates lose in Doaba, Class XII pass wins with highest marginSubscriber Only
March 15, 2017 00:04 IST
BJP’s Kalia was defeated by Congress’s Rajinder Beri, an undergraduate, by a margin of over 24,000 votes.
Punjab elections result 2017: Big guns on social media fail to fire when it comes to votesSubscriber Only
March 15, 2017 00:00 IST
Chhotepur, who has 61,500 followers on Facebook, got mere 1,740 votes; Mann whose live videos ticked more than 7 lakh views on FB also lost.
Punjab election results: Captain Amarinder Singh meets Rahul Gandhi on govt formation, favours congress VC’s elevation
March 14, 2017 17:12 IST
Amarinder Singh, who is from the old guard and was initially critical of Rahul's leadership, said after the meeting that he will be happy if the Congress Vice President is elevated.
Punjab election results 2017: Post poll debacle, change of guard likely in AAP state unitSubscriber Only
March 13, 2017 05:04 IST
Sources in AAP said the party would organise an introspection meeting after March 15 and a change in guard may not be ruled out.
Punjab: Anandpur Sahib AAP meet turns into damp squibSubscriber Only
March 13, 2017 05:03 IST
Only about 100 volunteers and three unsuccessful candidates from Mohali, Chamkaur Sahib and Anandpur Sahib went into a huddle at a party worker’s house in Nukiwal village.
Punjab: Jarnail Singh loses security depositSubscriber Only
March 13, 2017 05:03 IST
In Lambi, the total votes polled were 1,33,987 and Jarnail could not get one-sixth of this number, which is a must for saving security deposit.
Capt. Amarinder Singh to take oath as Punjab CM on March 16
March 12, 2017 17:54 IST
Amarinder earlier held an official meeting with Governor V P Singh Badnore for staking claims to form the new government in the state.
Punjab governor dissolves state Assembly after outgoing CM Parkash Singh Badal resigns
March 12, 2017 17:30 IST
Congress ended the SAD-BJP combine's 10-year regime by registering a thumping win by bagging 77 seats, one short of two-third majority.
Punjab election result 2017: Captain Amarinder Singh stakes claim to government, to take oath on March 16
March 12, 2017 16:33 IST
His announcement came after the meeting with the Punjab Governor following which he addressed media persons.
Punjab Election Results 2017: Amarinder Singh assures ‘Special Task Force’ to curb drug menace
March 12, 2017 16:05 IST
The Congress' chief ministerial candidate said he was committed to fulfil all the promises made by the party in its election manifesto.
Punjab Elections 2017: Day after defeat Parkash Singh Badal resigns as CM
March 12, 2017 14:47 IST
Congress by bagging 77 seats, one short of two-thirds majority swept Punjab and ended the ten year regime of the Badals.
Five key takeaways from Amarinder Singh’s press conference
March 12, 2017 14:15 IST
The Congress won 77 seats in the 117-member Assembly followed by AAP which managed to bag 20 seats.
Only 6 women make it to 117-member Punjab Assembly
March 12, 2017 11:04 IST
In the 2012 assembly polls, 14 out of the 93 nominees had made it to the House.
Punjab election results: Congress sweeps Doaba, AAP makes inroadsSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 06:05 IST
The Congress wrested all four Jalandhar urban seats from SAD-BJP combine. In the region’s other three districts, Congress and BJP won in urban areas.
Punjab election results 2017: BJP down to 3 seats, say ‘failed to convey message to people’Subscriber Only
March 12, 2017 10:10 IST
The three seats that the BJP managed to secure include Sujanpur in Pathankot district, Abohar and Phagwara.
Punjab Elections Results 2017: Panjab University alumni script success story, win Assembly pollSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:58 IST
Several alumni of Panjab University as well as one student pursuing Economics Honours at the varsity emerged victorious.
Punjab Election Results 2017: Poor strategy in Mohali, dissidence in Kharar and Dera BassiSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:50 IST
With the results of the Punjab Assembly elections declared on Saturday, leaders of political parties contemplated on the reasons for the results. The SAD, Congress and AAP emerged victorious on one seat each in the three constituencies in Mohali district. In Mohali, where SAD claimed to have spent more than Rs 3,500 crore on the […]
Punjab election results 2017: Bikram Majithia pulls through again, but with slimmer marginSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:46 IST
Throughout the campaign, the senior AAP leadership, including Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, repeatedly said Majithia would be put behind bars if AAP came to power.
Punjab election results 2017: Three of 4 Badals win, ministers fare poorly
March 12, 2017 05:46 IST
Two other BJP ministers — Anil Joshi and Surjit Kumar Jyani — lost from Amritsar North and Fazilka, respectively.
Punjab Election Results 2017: Voters’ agenda includes water shortage, poor roads and basic amenitiesSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:43 IST
'We want our new MLA to take up our issues and get the work done.'
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