Punjab Elections
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Rajya Sabha numbers game: How BJP's strength changes after 7 AAP MPs' merger
Explainers | Apr 24, 2026, 06:17 PM ISTThe balance of power in the Rajya Sabha has shifted sharply after seven AAP MPs, led by Raghav Chadha, merged with the BJP. The move raises the BJP's numbers and strengthens the NDA's position, reducing resistance in the Upper House and reshaping the current legislative arithmetic.
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Punjab Local Body Poll Results: AAP leads zila parishad, panchayat samiti polls; counting underway
India | Dec 17, 2025, 11:43 PM ISTThe ruling party was ahead in over 1,000 zones in the panchayat samitis, followed by the Congress in more than 250 zones, the SAD in over 170, the BJP in more than 25 and others in 65 zones.
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Navjot Sidhu may return to active politics if made Congress CM face, says wife Navjot Kaur
India | Dec 07, 2025, 11:24 AM ISTNavjot Kaur also pointed out infighting within the Punjab Congress, claiming that five leaders are already aspiring for the chief minister’s post and may try to block Sidhu’s advancement.
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Tarn Taran Bypoll Results 2025: AAP's Harmeet Singh Sandhu wins, SAD’s Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa
India | Nov 14, 2025, 03:47 PM ISTTarn Taran Bypoll Results 2025 Live: Harmeet Singh Sandhu of the Aam Aadmi Party secured a landslide win in the Tarn Taran Bypolls. He secured 42649 votes while Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhwinder Kaur placed second.
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Punjab: Sukhbir Badal re-elected as Shiromani Akali Dal president
India | Apr 12, 2025, 05:52 PM ISTSukhbir Singh Badal was elected unanimously by SAD delegates, four months after he was forced to resign as party president by Akal Takht over ‘religious misconduct’.
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Punjab Lok Sabha poll results: Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh wins Khadoor Sahib seat
India | Jun 05, 2024, 12:10 AM ISTAmritpal Singh, who contested the election as an independent candidate, has actively campaigned despite being incarcerated in Assam's Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 7: List of 57 constituencies, states, parties and candidates
India | Jun 01, 2024, 06:19 AM ISTLok Sabha Elections 2024: 57 constituencies are going for polls in the seventh and last phase on June 1. Voters in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chandigarh will use their franchise in the last phase.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Congress hits back after AAP says it shouldn’t fight polls in Delhi and Punjab
Aaj Ki Baat | Jun 16, 2023, 11:43 PM ISTToday the biggest confrontation was seen between Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Rahul Gandhi's Congress, today Congress has clearly said that it will not make any compromise with Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi and Punjab in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Pakistan govt Vs Judiciary: Parliament passes resolution rejecting SC's verdict on Punjab poll date
World | Apr 06, 2023, 05:55 PM ISTPakistan govt Vs Judiciary: Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed May 14 as the new date for elections to the Punjab Assembly after quashing ECP's decision to extend the polls date. SC's decision did not go well for the government.
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Centre reviewing security of Kumar Vishwas
India | Feb 18, 2022, 02:55 PM IST"The govt is reviewing the security of Kumar Vishwas and may give him protection depending on his threat perception after a thorough review and based on intelligence inputs," the sources said.
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Punjab Election 2022: Channi promises 1 lakh govt jobs to youth if voted to power
Elections | Feb 14, 2022, 11:54 AM ISTChanni has also been declared as Congress' Chief Ministerial face for the upcoming polls. Punjab will go to the polls on February 20.
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'Sidhu irresponsible; Channi not good enough to be CM': Amarinder Singh
Elections | Feb 09, 2022, 10:56 AM ISTChanni was picked up as Chief Minister after Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the post in September last year amid unending infighting in the party.
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Punjab polls: Channi was least favoured for CM post after Captain stepped down, claims Sunil Jakhar
Elections | Feb 02, 2022, 01:02 PM ISTIn September last year, Charanjit Singh Channi was sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab while Sukhjinder Randhawa and OP Soni took oath as deputy chief ministers.
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WATCH VIDEO | When 'Captain' Channi took up 'Mission Punjab'
Elections | Jan 25, 2022, 12:09 PM ISTPunjab will go to the polls in a single phase on February 20 with the counting of the votes slated on March 10.
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Kejriwal is a 'migratory bird' visiting states with 'fake promises': Sidhu
India | Jan 17, 2022, 11:25 PM ISTIn a news conference at his residence, Sidhu also slammed the Delhi chief minister for making “false” promises with the people of Punjab. He claimed Kejriwal had no roadmap for Punjab and he wanted to run the state with remote control from Delhi.
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Assembly Election 2022: Yogi minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigns, Akhilesh welcomes him to party
Elections | Jan 11, 2022, 10:17 PM ISTThe Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
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PM's security breach in Punjab: Lawyers receive international calls asking not to help Centre
India | Jan 10, 2022, 07:35 PM ISTAccording to sources, several advocate-on-record (AoRs) received calls from an unknown international number in the morning with a recorded message that Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has taken responsibility of PM' security breach in Punjab.
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Muqabla : Veer Baal Diwas to be observed on Dec 26 as tribute to Guru Gobind Singh's sons
News | Jan 09, 2022, 07:03 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday that December 26 starting this year will be observed as "Veer Baal Diwas" as a tribute to the 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh's four sons who were executed by the Mughals.
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Kangana Ranaut says 'it is an attack on democracy' after PM's security is breached
Celebrities | Jan 06, 2022, 01:01 PM ISTA security lapse happened when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was scheduled to visit Ferozepur, Punjab on Wednesday, was stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes. Kangana Ranaut called the incident 'shameful'.
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PM's security breach: Punjab govt forms panel to probe lapses; report within 3 days
Elections | Jan 06, 2022, 11:26 AM ISTIn a "major security lapse", the prime minister's convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur on Wednesday after which he returned from poll-bound Punjab without attending any event, including a rally.