Man Aman Singh Chhina

Mann will be sworn in as the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16 at a ceremony in Nawanshahr district’s Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh -- the symbolism of Bhagat Singh is an important element of AAP's ideology.

Around half of the authorised cabinet strength is initially slated to take oath along with Bhagwant Mann with a mix of old and new MLAs with the former being more in number at present.

Divided Congress is voted out, Badals and Captain among giants who fall

AAP’s chief minister-designate promises officials will come to villagers and says he felt sad when ‘jobless’ youths chased his vehicles during campaigning on motorcycles.

A 35-year-old who studied up to Class 12 before learning to repair mobiles and opening a shop, the father of two proved a quick learner.

The CEO said that mobile phones/iPads, laptops or any other such electronic device which can record sound and video are not allowed to be taken in the counting centres.

The Center on February 23 notified an amendment to Bhakra Beas Management Rules, 1974 removing the stipulation that these two appointments will be filled from the two states only.

The order had asked the state govt to look into the issue of shortage of space in the High Court

The five retiring Rajya Sabha MPs include Naresh Gujral and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa from SAD, Shamsher Singh Dullo and Partap Singh Bajwa from Congress and Shwait Malik from BJP.

Not a day passes when a statement is not issued by CM face of the AAP Bhagwant Mann and Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema with both leaders giving assurances on taking immediate steps post March 10 on a variety of issues ranging from improved policing to revamp of medical facilities and medical education in the state

The qualifications seems to be tailormade for some specific candidates in mind who will be from outside Punjab and Haryana, say PSPCL engineers.

A look at the history of the BBMB, the changes that have been made and the apprehensions of the political parties and farmers of the state.

The revised percentage is higher than the around 66% turnout recorded till 5pm on Sunday, according to preliminary data released by the EC.

The forms are submitted at the collection centres in the Assembly constituencies, where they are scrutinised for inconsistencies, if any. Data recorded in figures are checked against words.

While Punjab recorded 65.14% polling in 2002, the numbers had been high since – 75.42% in 2007, 78.3% in 2012 and 77.36% in 2017.

Of the total of 1,304 candidates, 231 are from national parties, 250 from state parties, 362 from unrecognised parties and 461 are Independent candidates.

In the contentious video, rebel AAP leader Kumar Vishwas accuses Kejriwal of hobnobbing with Khalistani elements. AAP has termed the video malicious.

If there is anger against the BJP over the farm laws, there is similar despair at the Congress's “corruption and laziness”.

PM says both parties are engaged in a noora kushtie (fixed fight) and that Congress is speaking only about him and BJP because it knows the saffron party will win the election.

Ahead of the previous Assembly polls, there was much ire against the then SAD-BJP government over the drug menace in the state. Today, the Congress is in danger of losing votes due to the same issue.

Support for the AAP is a common thread which runs through the constituencies of Raja Sansi, Ajnala, Fatehgarh Churian, Dera Baba Nanak and Gurdaspur where The Indian Express visited on Monday.

“Sharab vanddi jaayegi, Sarkar banayi jaayegi (liquor will be distributed, government will be formed),” says Mukesh with some amount of confidence.

Having been denied the Congress ticket, Inder Pratap is contesting as an Independent candidate and Rana Gurjeet says no one in the Congress leadership asked him to withdraw his son from the contest.

The Punjabi exodus to Canada, Australia and New Zealand is not a new phenomenon. But lately it has raised the hackles of political parties who have taken note of it.