Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh will take the oath for chief minister of the state on March 16 at Raj Bhavan, 12 days before the next hearing in the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal (SYL) case on March 28. Notably, Amarinder resigned from the Lok Sabha after the Supreme Court last November said Punjab’s 2004 Act terminating the SYL agreement was […]
» Read moreCapt. (retd.) Amarinder Singh is the chief ministerial candidate of the Congress for Punjab, party vice president Rahul Gandhi announced at a rally in Majitha on Friday. “I want to tell him that Punjab does not want a remote control. Punjab needs a Chief Minister from Punjab and it would be Capt. Amarinder Singh.” Mr. Gandhi said, “Mr.Modi talks against […]
» Read moreCricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday filed his nomination from Amritsar East seat, while Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh filed from Lambi on the last day for filing of nominations for the February 4 Assembly elections in Punjab.
» Read moreCricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday joined Congress ahead of assembly poll in Punjab after meeting party vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Mr. Sidhu’s wife Navjot Kaur had joined Congress in November last year leading to speculation that he may follow suit. “Indian National Congress (INC) welcomes S Navjot Singh Sidhu into Congress family and we thank Congress vice-president for his visionary […]
» Read moreThe Election Commission has announced Assembly election dates for five states – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur. While Goa and Punjab will have single-phase election on February 4, Uttarakhand will vote on February 15. Manipur will have two-phase election on March 4 and 8. Polling dates: Goa: 4 February Punjab: 4 February Uttarakhand: 15 February Manipur (two-phase election): […]
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