Chandigarh: Factional feud in Congress in Punjab in the wake of party's debacle in assembly poll came to the fore on Wednesday as some senior leaders walked out of a meeting presided over by PCC President Amarinder Singh. Seventy one candidates who lost the state Assembly elections held recently in Punjab had been called to the meeting held in Chandigarh to discuss the party's poll defeat. Former MLA Sukhpal Khaira,...
07:23 PM, Apr 04, 2012
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh turned 70 on Sunday, but the euphoria of celebration was missing. Having just led his party to a second consecutive loss in the assembly elections in just five years, his failure was, no doubt, uppermost on everyone's minds. While the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal basks in the glory of its historic victory, having become the only party in over four decades to get a...
02:21 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Chandigarh: Notwithstanding the bitter political wrangling between them during the high-octane poll process in Punjab, SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal has decided to invite his political rival Congress' Amarinder Singh for his swearing-in as chief minister for the fifth term. Besides Amarinder, CLP leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal's name also figures in the list of invitees for the swearing-in ceremony on March 14 at Chappar Chiri in Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali)...
02:59 PM, Mar 11, 2012
Amritsar: Former deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly, Darbari Lal feels that the Congress has suffered a drubbing in the Assembly elections due to "wrong allocation" of tickets by the state party unit. Lal, who was denied the Congress ticket in this election, says, "The major reason for the party's defeat is that, most candidates in the fray did not deserve party tickets as they were not fit to contest elections."...
11:48 AM, Mar 10, 2012
Chandigarh: The BJP can breathe easy in Punjab as its alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal has created history by becoming the first coalition government to beat anti-incumbency and return to power. The Congress faced a clear defeat and Manpreet Badal's Punjab People's Party even failed to open their account. The incumbent Akalis led by son Sukhbir and 84-year-old father Prakash Singh Badal are the first to win a second...
06:57 AM, Mar 07, 2012
Chandigarh: The ruling Shiromani Akal Dal(SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) created history in the Punjab Assembly by retaining power in Punjab belying history which has not seen the incumbent returning to power in the last 46 years. The SAD-BJP alliance won 68 seats, while Congress won 46 seats. The Others won three seats as results were declared for all 117 seats in Punjab Assembly. Following are the prominent winners and losers in...
05:50 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: Punjab Congress chief and former chief minister Amarinder Singh said that he was ready to step down taking full responsibility for the party's loss in Punjab assembly elections. "This is my fight and my loss. I take full responsibility of this battle. All workers and party members worked very well. We will do an introspection of the loss," said Amarinder while addressing a press conference after it became...
03:10 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: The ruling Shiromani Akal Dal(SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) created history in the Punjab Assembly by retaining power in Punjab, defying history which has not seen the incumbent returning to power in the last 46 years. The SAD-BJP alliance won 68 seats, while Congress won 46 seats. The Others won three seats as results were declared for all 117 seats in Punjab Assembly. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and...
02:40 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Shiromani Akal Dal(SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) alliance seemed to be heading for a majority in the Punjab Assembly belying history which has not seen the incumbent returning to power in the recent past. The counting for the 117-seat Punjab Assembly began at 8 am on Tuesday and as per the trends at 10:00 am, the SAD-BJP alliance was ahead in 65 seats and the Congress was behind with...
09:54 AM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Shiromani Akal Dal(SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) alliance seemed to be heading for a majority in the Punjab Assembly belying history which has not seen the incumbent returning to power in the recent past. The counting for the 117-seat Punjab Assembly began at 8 am on Tuesday and as per the trends at 10:00 am, the SAD-BJP alliance was ahead in 65 seats and the Congress was behind with...
09:07 AM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress and the Shiromani Akal Dal(SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) alliance were neck and neck during the early trends of the vote count in Punjab. The counting for the 117-seat Punjab Assembly began at 8 am on Tuesday. The early trends were somewhat similar to the post-poll survey that projected a close contest between the Congress and the SAD-BJP alliance. Congress is contesting all 117 seats, while SAD 94...
07:40 AM, Mar 06, 2012
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh is confident of the party's win in the Assembly elections. Singh said that the party will not fall short in the 117-seat Punjab Assembly. "We are not going to fall short. The non-governance and corruption of the ruling state government have favoured us," a confident Amarinder Singh said. On the other hand, Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has claimed that Chief...
05:25 PM, Mar 05, 2012
In a survey conducted by CNN-IBN, 38 per cent people want Parkash Singh Badal as the Punjab CM followed by Amarinder Singh with 33 per cent. ...
07:16 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Around 1.76 crore voters will seal the fate of 1,078 candidates in fray for 117 Assembly seats in Punjab on Monday. ...
02:18 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Chandigarh: Around 1.76 crore voters will seal the fate of 1,078 candidates, including the two Chief Ministerial aspirants Parkash Singh Badal of ruling SAD-BJP and Amarinder Singh of Opposition Congress, in fray for 117 Assembly seats in Punjab where polling will take place amidst tight security on January 30. About 200 companies of the central Para military forces, besides Punjab Police personnel, have been deployed to ensure free and peaceful...
12:44 PM, Jan 29, 2012
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