SAD holds dharnas against Punjab government
Leadership of the Shiromani Akali Dal -Bahujan Samaj Party combine on Friday held ‘dharnas’ against the Aam Aadmi Party leadership that completed one year in governance. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal led the protests in Muktsar and Bathinda districts where he charged the Bhagwant Mann government for its “failure on various fronts.” Badal said the […]Read More
NRI, who filed papers as BSP candidate from Nawanshahr, arrested for forgery
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Wednesday appeared before the Nawanshahr returning officer through video conferencing and confirmed Nachhatar Pal as party candidate and not NRI Barjinder Singh Hussainpur Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar police arrested NRI philanthropist Barjinder Singh Hussainpur on Thursday on cheating and forgery charges for allegedly using fake documents to file nomination […]Read More
Brahmpura return gives Akali Dal shot in arm ahead of Punjab polls
As embattled SAD gears up to fight a tough, four-cornered election in alliance with BSP, it attempts to consolidate Akali camp, appealing to rebel leaders to return to party fold The prospects of the embattled Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) got a boost ahead of the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls, with the 84-year-old rebel Akali leader Ranjit […]Read More
Every third Akali Dal candidate a new face, 23 to contest first time
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has announced 91 candidates so far for the upcoming Punjab Assembly election, 27 of whom are new faces An ex-soldier of the Indian Army, who drove a truck packed with ammunition to Kargil in 1999 from his unit in Kanpur. A political activist who was named Winnerjit […]Read More
BJP talking to Amarinder, Dhindsa for alliance in Punjab: Amit Shah
Amit Shah said on the Punjab elections, “We are talking to Captain (Amarinder Singh) saab as well as (former Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Singh) Dhindsa saab. It is possible we will have an alliance.” The BJP may fight the Punjab elections in alliance with the parties of Captain Amarinder Singh and former Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union Home […]Read More
‘Bahujan samaj’ at helm in Punjab: CM Channi
To demand renaming of Adampur airport after Guru Ravidas Having attempted to dent the AAP with his ‘aam aadmi’ approach, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today hit out at the SAD-BSP alliance at a rally in the reserved Adampur seat in the Dalit-dominated Doaba region. Inaugurating works to the tune of Rs 130 crore in […]Read More
SAD announces four more candidates for Punjab elections 2022, total 74 now
As per the seat sharing arrangement, SAD would contest on 97 seats and BSP on 20 seats out of the total 117 Vidhan Sabha seats. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal Tuesday announced four more candidates for the Punjab assembly elections scheduled to be held next year, taking the total number of party […]Read More
Mayawati says Congress yet to trust Dalits fully as Channi becomes Punjab CM
The BSP supremo also said Channi’s appointment for the top post appeared to be a poll gimmick and would have been better had he been made the CM earlier. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati said on Monday Charanjit Singh Channi’s appointment as the next chief minister of Punjab appeared to be a poll gimmick […]Read More
SAD swaps 2 seats with alliance partner BSP in Punjab
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal says his party has given two assembly seats, Sham Chaurasi and Kapurthala, to the BSP and taken back Amritsar North and Sujanpur Assembly seats from it The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday decided to swap two seats with the BSP, its alliance partner for the Punjab Assembly polls next […]Read More
