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  Punjab AAP MLA Anmol Gagan Maan resigns from Kharar seat, cites exit from politics

  India | July 19, 2025 16:01 IST

  Maan said that her heart was heavy, but she had decided to step away from politics. She requested the Hon'ble Speaker to accept her resignation from the post of MLA.

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  'Punjab's last chance...': Navjot Singh Sidhu in letter to Sonia Gandhi

  India | October 17, 2021 19:58 IST

  Earlier on Friday, Sidhu had said his concerns have been resolved and the party asserted that he will continue as the head of the state unit.

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  War of words escalates in Punjab Congress | Here's who said what

  Politics | October 03, 2021 7:00 IST

  Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday claimed that it was not party president Sonia Gandhi who made Amarinder Singh quit as the Punjab chief minister but he had to quit after 78 party MLAs sought his removal.

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  Ground Report | Leaving Congress but not joining BJP: Captain Amarinder Singh

  News | September 30, 2021 16:36 IST

  Denying any move to join the BJP, Captain Amarinder said he would leave the Congress where he had been utterly humiliated and was not trusted. “I will resign…will not stay in the party,” he said, adding that he was still thinking through his options in the interest of Punjab, whose security was the predominant priority for him. “I will not be treated in this humiliating manner…I will not take such insults,” he said, adding that his principles and beliefs do not allow him to stay in the Congress.

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  Amarinder Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence

  News | September 30, 2021 7:00 IST

  n a tweet, Amarinder Singh said, "Met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. Discussed prolonged farmers’ agitation against Farm Laws and urged him to resolve crisis urgently with repeal of the laws and guarantee MSP, besides supporting Punjab in crop diversification."

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  'Met Amit Shah to discuss farm laws': Amarinder amid speculations of joining BJP

  India | September 30, 2021 11:53 IST

  The meeting assumes significance as Singh had not opened his cards but had claimed that he had not quit politics and would fight till the end.

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  Lal Singh likely replacement as new Punjab Congress chief if Sidhu does not relent

  India | September 29, 2021 15:58 IST

  The Congress is mulling on some names for immediate replacement and one of them is Manish Tewari, the MP from Anandpur Sahib. Names of Ravneet Singh Bittu, Ludhiana MP and from Amarinder Singh's camp and Pratap Singh Bajwa, who is opposed to Amarinder Singh, are also doing the rounds.

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  Spoke to Sidhu, invited him for talks to sort out differences: Punjab CM Channi

  India | September 29, 2021 14:56 IST

  Unhappy over the first expansion, allocation of portfolios and appointments on crucial posts, including the Advocate General, Sidhu on Tuesday resigned from his post after remaining at the helm for 71 days.

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  Punjab CM Channi holds state cabinet meeting day after Sidhu resigns as PCC chief

  India | September 29, 2021 12:58 IST

  Ahead of the meeting, Punjab Minister Raj Kumar Verka said that the agenda for the day was to take "big decisions regarding electricity".

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  Can't compromise with my ethics, will continue to fight till end: Sidhu in video message

  India | September 29, 2021 11:49 IST

  Sidhu was appointed the party's state unit president on July 18 amid a bitter power tussle with Amarinder Singh, who stepped down as the CM 10 days back while accusing the party high command of humiliating him.

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  'He is hungry for CM post': BJP leader Tarun Chugh's jibe at Navjot Singh Sidhu

  India | September 29, 2021 7:52 IST

  Navjot Singh Sidhu in a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi resigned as party's Punjab unit chief but said he will continue to serve the party.

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  Punjab Congress Crisis: Called him and told him party is supreme, says CM on Sidhu

  India | September 29, 2021 17:10 IST

  Meanwhile, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said "I had said that he (Navjot Singh Sidhu) is an unstable man, he would not stay for long and the same happened."

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  Priyanka Gandhi likely to reach out to Sidhu, may persuade him to take back resignation: Sources

  India | September 28, 2021 21:42 IST

  Amid the ongoing power tussle in the Punjab Congress, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may persuade Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned as party's state unit chief on Tuesday, to take back his resignation, according to sources.

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  Navjot Singh Sidhu: 'Born Congressman' who stumped party with shock resignation

  India | September 28, 2021 20:33 IST

  Barely days after Charanjit Singh Channi took over as the Punjab CM and on a day portfolios were given to members of the new state Cabinet, 57-year-old Sidhu's resignation came as a jolt to the party, with the Assembly elections just less than five months away.

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  Navjot Singh Sidhu couldn't stand a Dalit was made Punjab CM, alleges AAP

  Politics | September 28, 2021 16:38 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday claimed that Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu quit from his post as he 'could not bear" that a Dalit has been made the chief minister of the state.

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  Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief and CM Channi has no idea about it.

  News | September 28, 2021 16:40 IST

  Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday resigned as Punjab Congress Chief. The cricketer-turned-politician announced his resignation via Twitter.

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  Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi's new Cabinet takes shape

  Politics | September 26, 2021 23:04 IST

  The much anticipated Punjab cabinet expansion is taking place at the Punjab Governor House in Chandigarh.

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  BJP will be a force to be reckoned with in Punjab: Arun Singh

  India | September 26, 2021 11:50 IST

  Elections will be held in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab in February-March in 2022.

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  Punjab CM Channi, Rahul Gandhi meet in Delhi; Cabinet formation discussed: Sources

  India | September 25, 2021 10:37 IST

  Channi had gone to Delhi on Thursday evening where he discussed the formation of his cabinet with Rahul Gandhi. He had also held discussions with All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Harish Rawat.

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  Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi in his first presser urges Centre to repeal farm laws

  India | September 21, 2021 9:51 IST

  In his first remarks after being sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab, the 58-year-old asked the Centre to withdraw the three contentious farm laws, adding that his party Congress stands firmly behind the agitating farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.