Tag: Akali Dal
Leaders Joining From Other Parties Will Benefit Us In Punjab Polls: BJP
The BJP, which is likely to contest the Punjab assembly polls on its own for the first time after its ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) walked away, will be banking on leaders from the opposition parties and prominent personalities to make its electoral presence felt in the state. In the last assembly polls in 2017, the BJP had won only three out of the 23 seats it contested. ....
'Cases Before Elections', SC Grants Protection From Arrest To Bikram Singh Majithia Till Feb 23
The Supreme Court on Monday protected Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia from arrest in a drugs case till February 23. ....
Punjab Polls: Jagmohan Kang Joins AAP With Sons After Denied Kharar Congress Ticket
Three-time Punjab cabinet minister Jagmohan Kang, who was denied party nomination for contesting the February 20 assembly polls, parted ways with the Congress on Tuesday after serving it 47 years and joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). ....
Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Tests Covid-19 Positive
Akali Dal MP and former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday tested Covid-19 positive. Earlier, her husband Sukhbir Badal had contacted the virus.....
'Sukhbir Singh Badal Is The Richest Candidate In Punjab Polls'
With a declared net worth of Rs 202 crore, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal is the richest candidate in the assembly elections in Punjab, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Punjab Election Watch said on Wednesday. ....
Assembly Elections: Punjab Registers 17.77% Turnout, UP Reports 21.18% Voting Till 11 Am
Approximately 4.80 per cent polling across 117 Assembly constituencies was registered in the first one hour in Punjab that began on Sunday morning with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Navjot Sidhu, Sukhbir Badal, Bhagwant Mann and Capt Amarinder Singh among the prominent faces in the fray ....
AAP Sweeps Punjab, BJP To Retain Power In UP, Uttarakhand, Goa And Manipur
The latest counting trend shows that the Aam Aadmi Party is heading for a landslide victory in Punjab assembly elections while the BJP is to retain power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur with a comfortable margin, according to the Election Commission's latest update at 5 p.m. ....
PM Modi Congratulates AAP For Punjab Sweep, Assures Centre's Help
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its clean sweep in the Punjab Assembly elections, and assured the party of all possible help from the Centre. ....
AAP's Oath-taking Of Punjab Cabinet To Take Place In Bhagat Singh's Ancestral Village
After the historic victory of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said the oath-taking of the state's new cabinet would be held in martyr Bhagat Singh's ancestral village. ....
EC To Implement SC Ruling On Caste, Religion
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday said that it will implement the Supreme Court ruling that seeking votes in the name of caste, creed, religion, community and language is illegal.....
