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AAP releases second list of candidates for Punjab Assembly elections

Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released the second list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.Earlier in November, AAP had announced a list of 10 candidates for the upcoming polls.The second list, announcing candidates for 30 constituencies of the state, enlists Raman Bahl who joined AAP after quitting Congress in November as the Gurdaspur candidate. Jagroop Singh Sekhwan has been given a ticket from Qadian. Punjabi singer Anmol Gagan Mann has been given a ticket from Kharar.Vibhuti Sharma will contest from Pathankot, Shamsher Singh from Dina Nagar (SC), Sherry Kalsi from Batala, Balbir Singh Pannu from Fatehpur Churian, Kunwar Vijay Pratap from Amritsar North, Inderbir Singh Nijjar from Amritsar South, Laljit Singh Bhullar from Patti, DCP Balkar Singh from Kartarpur (SC), Ravjot Singh from Sham Chaurasi (SC), Lalit Mohan 'Ballu' Pathak from Nawan Shahr.Others who featured in the list are Daljit Singh 'Bhola' Grewal from Ludhiana East, Kulwant .

Punjab polls: Ex-state police officer among 30 candidates announced by AAP

Ex-Punjab Police officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, who had headed the SIT probing the 2015 Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan firing cases, is among the list of 30 candidates released by the Aam Aadmi Party

Punjab polls 2022: Cong forms committees, appoints Maken as screening chief

Congress has announced committees for the 2022 Punjab Assembly polls, with AICC general secretary Ajay Maken being the chairman of the screening committee

Singer Sidhu Moosewala joins Congress ahead of Punjab Assembly poll

Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala joined the Congress in the presence of CM Charanjit Singh Channi and party state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

Rahul asks Punjab leadership to focus on upcoming elections, stay united

Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday held a high-level meeting at his Delhi residence to address internal issues of the state's party unit

Akali leader Manjinder Sirsa joins BJP ahead of Punjab assembly polls

He joined the BJP in the presence of senior party leaders and Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Punjab will support AAP in 2022 'Kejriwal vs all' assembly poll: Chadha

Raghav Chadha said the AAP will soon announce another list of candidates for the 2022 Punjab assembly polls

Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu tears into Arvind Kejriwal over poll promises

Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday slammed AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal over poll promises, saying those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others. He dubbed as a lollipop Kejriwal's promise of giving Rs 1,000 per month to all women above 18 in Punjab if AAP is voted to power and asked him how many women have been given this amount in Delhi. The Congress leader also questioned the Delhi CM on how many jobs he has created for teachers, days after the opposition party's national convener promised to regularise services of temporary teachers in the state. Sidhu's remarks came a day after Kejriwal accused the leaders of the Congress, BJP and the SAD of constantly bashing his party AAP for the announcements. In a series of tweets, Sidhu targeted the Delhi CM for not having one woman in his cabinet. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others. @ArvindKejriwal Ji you talk of women empowerment, jobs & teachers. However, you don't ...

Wipe out AAP, SAD from electoral scene: Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi

Channi said it is now crystal clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amarinder Singh and Badals are hand in glove to barter away the interests of the state

Sisodia invites Pargat Singh for public debate on education model

He also proposed a joint visit to 10 government schools each in Punjab and Delhi

Punjab: Manish Sisodia promises to end inspector raj if voted to power

Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Thursday assured traders here on Thursday that if his party comes to power in next year's Punjab Assembly polls, it will end the inspector raj. The delhi deputy chief minister said recovery raids on shops, offices and factories will be stopped forever. On the last day of his five-day Punjab tour, Sisodia interacted with businessmen and entrepreneurs in a programme, where a number of participants suggested their needs as well as their problems along with solutions. "The traders, businessmen and entrepreneurs of Punjab want to get rid of raids and recovery being done under the guise of inspector raj but neither the Akali-BJP government nor the government of Amarinder Singh and now Charanjit Singh Channi could give them relief from this," he said. Sisodia said the Aam Aadmi Party government had eliminated the inspector raj when it came to power in Delhi. "The rule of the last seven years in Delhi bears testimony to this claim," he ...

Vote for AAP if you want brilliant education system in Punjab: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said those who want a brilliant education system in Punjab, just like in the national capital, should vote for the AAP in the 2022 state Assembly polls

Will fulfill all promises if voted to power in Punjab: Manish Sisodia

AAP leader Manish Sisodia slammed political opponents for dubbing promises made by the party ahead of Punjab polls as "freebies"

Punjab CM Channi assures auto drivers of waiving pending challans

Channi met a group of auto-rickshaw drivers at the Gill chowk area

Punjab polls: Kejriwal promises Rs 1,000 per month for women if AAP wins

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that Rs 1,000 per month will be transferred into the accounts of all women in Punjab if his party AAP is voted to power in the 2022 assembly polls. Today I want to make an announcement. Aam Aadmi Party will form the government in Punjab. We will transfer Rs 1,000 every month into the accounts of every woman who is more than 18 years old in the state, he said, adding to the list of freebies promised by him. Elderly women who are getting an old-age pension will continue to get that in addition to the Rs 1,000 to be credited into their accounts, Kejriwal, who started his two-day Punjab visit on Monday, said while addressing a gathering here. Under the AAP's 'Mission Punjab', Kejriwal will visit various places in the state in the next one month to rally support for the upcoming state electi polls. The AAP, founded in 2012, had emerged as the main opposition in Punjab in the last assembly election but party leaders had admitted that t

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal arrives in Moga to kickstart 'Mission Punjab'

Kejriwal on Monday arrived in Punjab on a two-day visit to the state and launch his 'Mission Punjab'

Punjab assembly polls: AAP announces first list of 10 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday announced its first list of 10 candidates for the 2022 Punjab assembly polls. All of the 10 candidates are sitting MLAs. Senior AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, has been given ticket from Dirba seat, while Aman Arora will contest from Sunam assembly constituency, according to the list shared by the party on its Twitter handle. Saravjit Kaur Manuke will contest from Jagraon seat and Baljinder Kaur from Talwandi Sabo. Jai Kishan Roudi has been given ticket from Garhshankar seat, Manjit Bilaspur from Nihal Singh Wala, Kultar Singh Sandhwan from Kotkapura, Budhram from Budhlada, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer from Barnala, and Kulwant Pandori from Mehal Kalan, according to the list. The election to the 117-member Punjab assembly is due early next year. The poll schedule is yet to be announced by the Election Commission.

BJP to contest all 117 seats in Punjab, says state chief Ashwani Sharma

The BJP will contest all 117 seats in Punjab in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, said Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma

Power tariff slashed by Rs 3 per unit in Punjab ahead of polls

Punjab is going to the Assembly polls early next year

Amarinder Singh to launch his own party, open to seat arrangement with BJP

Congress leader and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Tuesday said he would soon announce his own political party and is hopeful of a seat arrangement with the BJP if the farmers' issue is resolved in their interest. Singh resigned as chief minister of Punjab last month after a bitter feud with Navjot Singh Sidhu and infighting in the state Congress. The party replaced him with Charanjit Singh Channi. "The battle for Punjab's future is on. Will soon announce the launch of my own political party to serve the interests of Punjab & its people, including our farmers who've been fighting for their survival for over a year," Singh said Tuesday. He also said he will not rest until he secures the future of "my people and my state". "Punjab needs political stability and protection from internal and external threats. I promise my people I will do what it takes to ensure its peace and security, which is today at stake," he was quoted as saying by his media adviser. "Hopeful of a .