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Punjab CM Charanjit Channi trailing from Chamkaur Sahib, Bhadaur seats

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is trailing from Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur assembly seats, according to initial trends.

AAP to be 'natural, national' replacement of Congress, says Raghav Chadha

As exit polls predict victory of AAP in Punjab, party's leader Raghav Chadha on Thursday said AAP has emerged major national force and will be a natural and national replacement of Congress

Poll body defers announcement of MCD election dates, CM questions move

State Election Commissioner S K Srivastava was scheduled to announce the dates for the MCD polls at a press conference at 5 pm

Goa Assembly polls: Vote count on Thursday; Cong moves candidates to resort

More than 300 candidates contested for the 40 assembly seats which saw multi-cornered fights due to presence of several smaller and regional outfits besides the BJP and the Congress

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal seeks ban on exit polls

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal sought a ban on exit polls from the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday. His demand came after a number of exit polls predicted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to form the next government in Punjab, which witnessed a multi-cornered electoral contest on February 20. The counting of votes will be taken up on Thursday. "Opinion & #ExitPolls are now a scam that amounts to electoral malpractice through bags of govt money to subvert free & fair poll. Exit polls show an unethical collusion between Satta & TV Channels. I urge EC to step in to stop this subversion of democracy with money power," Badal said in a tweet. He exuded confidence that the SAD, which fought the polls in a tie-up with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), would form the next government in Punjab and said the top priority for the alliance after coming to power would be to revamp the health and education sectors in the state. "SAD-BSP will revamp education ..

Punjab poll verdict tomorrow, sweet shops flooded with orders for ladoos

Sweet shops in Punjab are bracing for the Punjab poll outcome, readying tonnes of laddoos and other sweets to cater to the demands of the political parties

Cong seen to lose 11% vote share in Punjab, AAP to gain 15% to form govt

The Punjab experiment of the Congress seemed to have failed with the last minute change in the leadership bringing its citadel down, while the AAP has gained more than 15 per cent votes over the last

NDTV Poll of Polls puts BJP ahead in 3 states; AAP to win Punjab

The NDTV Poll of Polls has predicted BJP to retain power in three states, besides giving the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a clear majority in Punjab.

Punjab polls: AAP will get 80 plus seats, says Bhagwant Mann

Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate for Punjab, Bhagwant Mann on Monday exuded confidence that AAP will bag 80 plus seats in the Punjab Assembly elections.His remarks came after paying an inspection visit to a strong room where the EVM machines are stored.Mann said, "People's mandate is locked in those EVM machines. It will decide Punjab's future for the next 5 years. Results will come on 10 March, we will accept the people's mandate."He thanked the workers of the Aam Aadmi Party who have guarded the EVMs day and night since the election.Reacting to Congress' Bibi Rajinder Kaur Bhattal's statement on alliance with AAP, Mann said, "Our (AAP) government is going to be formed in Punjab. AAP will get 80 plus seats. Congress should tie-up with other parties for the alliance."Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju on February 20 said that Punjab witnessed a 63.44 voting percentage in the single-phased assembly polls where voters came in large numbers to elect 117 ...

Exit polls predict second term for Yogi as UP CM, AAP sweep in Punjab

Several exit polls forecast a clear majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab while being mixed in their predictions for Uttarakhand. Exit polls on CNN News 18, Republic TV and News X channels showed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) getting 211-277 seats and its main challenger in the Samajwadi Party-led alliance getting anywhere between 119 and 160 seats in Uttar Pradesh. CNN News 18 predicted 262-277 seats for the BJP and allies and 119-134 for the SP and allies in the 403-member state assembly. Most of them were also unanimous in predicting a big win for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in Punjab, with one exit poll on India Today projecting up to 76-90 seats in the 117-member assembly. TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat, however, predicted 56-61 seats for the AAP in Punjab, making it the frontrunner. The ruling Congress was mostly predicted to be securing the second spot in Punjab. In Uttarakhand, Both the Congress and the BJP were

LIVE: Exit polls predict BJP win in UP; AAP sweep in Punjab

Axis My India predicts big win for AAP in Punjab; Metrize predicts BJP will win 262-277 seats in UP; Times Now predicts slender win for BJP in Uttarakhand

Yogi and Kejriwal could enter national politics

Kejriwal has successfully used the media to equate political change with himself, leaving other parties wondering how a small party like AAP gathered finances needed to contest Punjab elections.

UP: 'AAP open to alliance to keep BJP out of power in case of hung verdict'

Arvind Kejriwal said in case a situation arises in Uttar Pradesh that there is a hung Assembly then AAP will enter into a post-poll alliance to keep incumbent tBJP out of power in the state

Neither sweet nor a terrorist, just a political opportunist

Whether the AAP will upset the electoral applecart of the major players in Punjab remains to be seen but irrespective of the results, Arvind Kejriwal's tactics reveal a pattern in his politics.

Punjab all set for multi-cornered contest with all eyes on Sidhu, Mann

Multi-cornered Punjab polls will see Congress's Navjot Sidhu contesting from Amritsar (East) and AAP's Bhagwant Mann from Dhuri, among others on Sunday for 117-member Assembly with 2.14 crore voters.

Assembly Polls: All 117 seats in Punjab, 59 in UP up for voting on Sunday

Polling in Punjab will be held from 8 am to 6 pm. In Uttar Pradesh, the polling will take place between 7 am and 6 pm

'Man they call 'terrorist' built 12,430 smart classrooms,' says Kejriwal

Amid allegations of harbouring separatist ideas in Punjab, CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the man they called "terrorist" has built 12,430 smart classrooms in government schools in Delhi.

Delhi built more classrooms in 7 years than Centre, other states: Kejriwal

CM Kejriwal on Saturday said that the Delhi Government has built 20,000 classrooms in last 7 years which is more than combined number of classrooms built by Center and state govts during this period.

Punjab polls: Over 21.4 million voters to decide fate of 1,304 candidates

All is set for the multi-cornered Punjab Assembly polls on Sunday with over 2.14 crore voters to decide the fate of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women, on 117 seats.

Punjab polls: Complaint against Channi for violating model code of conduct

Cases were filed against Punjab CM Channi and Cong candidate Shubhdeep Singh for allegedly holding a door-to-door campaign in the Mansa constituency after the end of the campaigning Friday evening.