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Assembly polls: PM Modi exudes confidence of BJP's victory in all 5 states

Reiterating his party's vision of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', the Prime Minister said that whether it is election time or not, the BJP strives for the welfare of the people

PM Modi to address three election rallies in Punjab on February 14, 16, 17

Elections to the 117-member Punjab Assembly will be held on February 20

BJP, alliance partners want to build 'Nawan' Punjab, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the upcoming Assembly elections are for taking the state out of uncertainty as he stressed that the BJP and its alliance partners want to build a new Punjab.

Mayawati lambasts Congress government in Punjab, calls it 'anti-Dalit'

BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday lashed out at the successive Congress governments at the Centre and in Punjab for their alleged anti-Dalit stance and policies

Punjab polls: BJP and NDA always stood with Sikh traditions, says PM Modi

BJP and NDA's motive is to create 'Nawan Punjab', we will form border area development authority in Punjab, says PM Modi

Congress made a mistake by declaring CM's face: Capt Amarinder Singh

Pointing out that Punjab was never before divided on caste or religious lines, Capt Amarinder said 'Charanjit Channi does not have the calibre of a chief minister,'

Sidhu's wife, AAP leader Mann question CM Channi's humble background image

AAP's chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann too questioned separately Gandhi's description of Channi as belonging to gareeb ghar, asking from which angle, is he poor

Punjab polls: Actress Mahie Gill, Punjabi actor Hobby Dhaliwal join BJP

Just days ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, Dev D fame Mahie Gill and Punjabi movie actor Hobby Dhaliwal on Monday joined the BJP here. Apart from Dev D, Gill has worked in the movie, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster. Gill said she wanted to do something for girls in Punjab and felt confident that she could do it with the BJP only. "I have always felt that my home was calling me back and I wanted to serve it and I did not find any better party than the BJP," she said. Hobby Dhaliwal said he was impressed by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Punjab. Haryana CM Manohar Khattar welcomed the actors into the party fold said a strong BJP wave is building up in Punjab and the party is set to form the government in the state. The Haryana CM said that more and more people having exceptional achievements to their credit are joining the party in Punjab as they were fed up with other political parties. Replying to a question on the Congress announcing Charanjit Singh Channi as its c

Punjab Assembly polls: PM Modi to address virtual rally on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his first virtual rally for the Punjab Assembly polls on Tuesday. In his rally, Modi will address people from 18 Assembly segments of Ludhiana and Fatehgarh Sahib parliamentary constituencies, according to a statement issued by the BJP. The party has set up LED screens all over the 18 Assembly segments. About 50,000 people are expected to watch the PM's address, it said. The party has scheduled some more rallies of the PM for the coming days, the statement said. Modi had visited Punjab on January 5 but he returned without dedicating development projects and addressing a rally as his convoy was stuck on a flyover due to a blockade by some protesters in Ferozepur. The BJP is fighting the state Assembly polls in alliance with the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress and the Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt).

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Punjab Assembly polls: AAP greenhorn versus Congress heavyweight in Sangrur

The other two candidates in the contest are the BJP's Arvind Khanna, a businessman and former MLA, and Shiromani Akali Dal spokesperson Winnerjit Singh Goldy

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Never lived for any post: Sidhu; hails Channi's elevation as Punjab CM

Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said he never lived for any post and hailed the decision of making Charanjit Singh Channi as the chief minister of the state.

Punjab polls: BJP questions Rahul's locus standi to name Cong CM face

The BJP questioned the locus standi of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to announce his party's chief ministerial face for Punjab Assembly polls, saying he doesn't hold any position in party right now.

1,304 candidates in fray for February 20 Punjab Assembly elections

As many as 341 candidates withdrew their nomination papers on the last day of withdrawal

Punjab polls: Party will decide who will be face of campaign, says Cong MP

He also said that elected MLAs have the right to elect the Chief Minister

CM's face to decide whether 60 contestants become MLAs: Navjot Sidhu

Without naming any party, Sidhu made the remark ahead of the announcement of the Congress' CM face by Rahul Gandhi on Sunday

From Amritsar's first Mayor to Dy CM, O P Soni eyeing 6th term as MLA

From Amritsar's first Mayor to Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister, Congress' Om Prakash Soni has come a long way in his political career and is eyeing his sixth term as a legislator

Punjab vs balle-balle

The state faces many mortal threats. Just that Pakistani drones are not central to it because almost all of these lie within

Manish Tewari's name missing from Cong star campaigners' list for Punjab

The Congress has released its list of star campaigners for the February 20 Punjab Assembly elections with the surprise omission of the partys lone non-Sikh Lok Sabha MP from the state, Manish Tewari