Punjab Assembly Polls
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Ravneet Singh Bittu resigns as MoS Railways amid buzz of contesting Punjab assembly polls next year
India | Jul 25, 2026, 01:27 AM ISTBittu joined the BJP in 2024 after quitting the Congress. He is a prominent political face in Punjab and the grandson of former chief minister Beant Singh.
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Baghel's peace pitch falls flat; can Congress mend Punjab rift as Channi vs Warring intensifies?
India | Jul 12, 2026, 03:53 PM ISTBhupesh Baghel has assured both factions that candidate selection will be based solely on winnability and that no group will be sidelined. He is expected to brief the Congress high command on the developments, after which the party leadership will take the final call.
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Punjab Congress rift deepens as Channi, Randhawa and others seek Warring's ouster as state chief
India | Jul 09, 2026, 02:26 PM ISTThe Channi-Randhawa camp currently appears unwilling to accept any middle ground; their only demand is that Raja Amarinder Singh Warring be removed from office.
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Punjab Congress rift deepens as Channi camp boycotts Warring-led party events; leaders rush to Delhi
India | Jul 06, 2026, 03:49 PM ISTThe development comes despite senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel's recent visit to Chandigarh, where he held meetings in an attempt to defuse tensions and bring warring factions together after the organisational rejig.
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Another trouble for Congress? Channi 'miffed' over organisational reshuffle ahead of Punjab polls
India | Jul 02, 2026, 05:50 PM ISTThe Congress on Wednesday finalised its team in Punjab, keeping Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the state party president and Partap Singh Bajwa as the Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly. The appointments end weeks of speculation over possible changes in the party's state leadership.
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BJP's Core Committee Meets To Discuss Candidates For Punjab Polls
Elections | Jan 17, 2022, 02:00 PM ISTBJP's core committee is meeting today to discuss the candidate list for the upcoming assembly polls in Punjab.
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Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa joins BJP
News | Dec 10, 2021, 02:09 PM ISTShortly after tendering his resignation from the post of Chairman of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.
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Punjab Election 2022: Arvind Kejriwal to attend AAP's 'Tiranga Yatra' in Pathankot on December 2
Elections | Dec 01, 2021, 11:38 AM ISTCM Kejriwal has been frequently visiting Punjab ahead of 2022 assembly election. In the last 2 months, this will be his 6th visit to the poll-bound state.
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Punjab Elections 2022: Amarinder Singh to contest state assembly polls from Patiala
Elections | Nov 22, 2021, 07:06 AM ISTThe Patiala assembly seat has been the family bastion of the former chief minister. He had represented the seat four times -- 2002, 2007, 2012 and 2017.
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Punjab Govt to probe Amarinder Singh's Pakistan friend Aroosa Alam's links with ISI
News | Oct 23, 2021, 07:20 AM ISTPunjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has said a probe would be carried out to ascertain whether Aroosa Alam, a Pakistani journalist who has been visiting former chief minister Amarinder Singh for several years, has links with the ISI.
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Punjab polls: Captain Amarinder to announce his party soon, may form alliance with BJP
India | Oct 20, 2021, 03:09 PM ISTThe Congress veteran had resigned as the chief minister of Punjab, capping months of a power tussle that had polarised the ruling party in the state headed for elections in just about four months.
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Congress will fight 2022 Punjab Assembly polls under Navjot Singh Sidhu: Harish Rawat
India | Sep 20, 2021, 08:06 AM ISTRawat stated that Congress had on Saturday itself unanimously decided to make Charanjit Singh Channi the next Chief Minister of Punjab. He said that the names for two deputy chief ministers are yet to be decided.
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Punjab: Farmer unions urge political parties to suspend poll campaigns till schedule is announced
India | Sep 11, 2021, 10:35 AM ISTSidhu along with other party leaders on Friday met representatives of farmer unions in Chandigarh, ahead of the state Assembly elections scheduled next year.
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SAD announces six candidates for 2022 Punjab Assembly polls
Elections | Sep 01, 2021, 12:05 PM ISTSuba Singh has been fielded from Jaitu, Mantar Singh Brar from Kotkapura, Kanwarjit Singh Rosy Barkandi from Muktsar and Parambans Singh Romana from Faridkot.
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Punjab CM meets Navjot Sidhu, sets up panel for coordination ahead of polls
India | Aug 20, 2021, 12:15 PM ISTThe Chief Minister and state Congress president Sidhu on Friday agreed to set up a 10-member 'Strategic Policy Group'
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Prashant Kishor meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi amid Punjab Congress infighting
India | Jul 13, 2021, 09:47 PM ISTInterestingly, the meeting is taking place at a time when the Congress leadership is trying to bring top two leaders in Punjab - Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his chief in-house critic Navjot Singh Sidhu on the same page.
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Ahead of 2022 Punjab polls, Prashant Kishor joins CM Amarinder Singh as his Principal Advisor
National | Mar 01, 2021, 04:48 PM ISTPolitical strategist Prashant Kishor has joined Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as his Principal Advisor. The development comes a year ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab. The state will go to polls in early 2022.
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Congress Announces 114 Candidates For Punjab Polls
India | Jan 06, 2012, 06:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 6: Congress today announced the names of 114 candidates for the forthcoming Punjab Assembly polls. Former chief minister Amarinder Singh and his son Raninder Singh are among the 114 Congress candidates whose names
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Several Punjab Cong MLAs May Be Axed, Says Capt Amarinder
India | Dec 13, 2011, 03:47 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 13: Some of the sitting MLAs and former MLAs may not get renomination for contesting the coming Punjab Assembly polls likely to be held in February next year. An indication to this