Navjeevan Gopal

The Aam Aadmi Party storm made the Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party hit one of the lowest ebbs in their electoral history of Punjab since it was carved out as a separate state in 1966.

SAD’s vote share dropped from 25.2 per cent in 2017 to around 18.4 per cent in this election. In 1997, SAD’s vote share was 37.64 per cent.

Sukhbir Singh Badal lost to Jagdeep Kamboj of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by 30,930 votes.

In Masol, on Punjab-Haryana border, merely eight kilometers from Chandigarh, residents have given up all hopes of things improving for the village, which remained bereft of basic amenities, witnessed mass exodus and was in limelight a few years ago after Archeological Survey of India (ASI) carried out excavations.

On Wednesday, Sukhbir sought a ban on exit polls from the Election Commission (EC), the demand coming after a number of exit polls predicted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to form the next government in Punjab.

Bilaspur-born Deepti Moundekar claims to be the first woman driver in Ambala Rail Division and first woman passenger driver on broad gauge

The 10-member SHG, which started in 2012, is now eyeing online platforms to market its products even as it caters to “around 5000 village population”.

Most of the buzz is creation of the Akali leaders and comes amid indication that the panthic party and its poll ally Bahujan Samaj Party may not reach the magic figure of 59 to form the next government in Punjab.

Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann said, “Instead of packing up your bags and coming back to India, the Sikhs among you must volunteer for military service against the Russian invasion."

Sources in Punjab Prisons department told The Indian Express that Majithia requested for badminton racquets after being brought to Patilala jail. Sources in jails department said Majithia was “kept with good conduct prisoners” who were playing the sports with him.

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Among the 10 independents in Patiala, currently represented by Amarinder, a former CM, there is one woman candidate.

Anmol Gagan Maan, the singer-turned-politician — who is contesting from the Kharar seat on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket — on Thursday said people during her poll campaign were telling her that they had received boxes of liquor from other parties

Wife, daughter-in-law hit campaign road for Channi with a promise Channi, who is also contesting from Bhadaur this time, has his family members going all out in Chamkaur Sahib to seek votes for first ever Dalit CM of the State.

The son will never use the recharge. Neither will he taste the food cooked by his mother ever again. The last time the couple saw their son was on February 10, 2019, when he left the village for his posting in Jammu.

Official correspondences accessed by The Indian Express show that Punjab Police are preparing to foolproof security arrangements in place for PM Modi’s visit to Punjab even as five-member panel is finalising its report on the alleged January 5 security breach, when the PM was on his way to address a rally in Ferozepur but had to return after nearly a 20-minute halt at a flyover on the way.

Those five-years behind him, Dasuya is now finally set to take the political plunge in the February 20 elections, contesting as the Urmar nominee of not the AAP, but the Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt), the breakaway faction of SAD.

Playing the panthic card to the hilt, Sukhbir invoked the sacrifice of Chhote Sahibzaade (two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh) against tyranny and urged the gathering to make Akali Dal candidate win from the constituency in February 20 elections.

Navneet Kaur's allegations come days after the Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal accused Shiromani Akali Dal of “doing politics” on Bhullar's release and assured that Sentence Review Board (SRB) would take up the matter at the earliest and put up its decision before the Lieutenant Governor.

MLA Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who represents Gidderbaha and became state’s Transport Minister after CM Charanjit Singh Channi took over, leads the list of ministers for registering maximum increase in his assets.

🔴 Addressing a press conference on Monday, KC Singh said that the SPP will not contest the upcoming February 20 elections, but would support candidates of the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM), who remained associated with the farm agitation.

In an Idea Exchange with The Indian Express, former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said Congress had done “not a single development work” in five years of its rule except for its leaders fighting for the post of chief minister. He asserted that Congress will “not be able to cross 15-seat-mark”.

🔴 While the representation to women in terms of tickets announced by all parties remains low, that has not stopped political parties from going all out to get their votes.

Originally hailing from Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, Mustafa landed in Punjab first in the line of duty. It was while he was Assistant Superintendent of Police, Patiala, that he married Razia, the daughter of Malerkotla's Kutub Din, who retired as an honorary Subedar Major from the Army.