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  • I'm jealous of Bhagwant Mann, for two comedic, non-political reasons

    I'm jealous of Bhagwant Mann, for two comedic, non-political reasons

    Hugely popular stand-up comedian Sorabh Pant writes about another master of laughter, who is headlining a historic moment in India, of leading Punjab's first AAP government.

  • In pics: Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann to hold roadshow in Amritsar

    In pics: Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann to hold roadshow in Amritsar

    The Aam Aadmi Party is celebrating its spectacular win in the Punjab assembly elections.

  • Anger against existing parties led to AAP's victory in Punjab, say political analysts

    Anger against existing parties led to AAP's victory in Punjab, say political analysts

    Political scientist Suhas Palshikar said leadership or populist measures were not the primary factors behind the AAP's victory in Punjab. Disenchantment against the existing ruling parties was the major reason behind AAP's feat, he said.

  • What is government? Bhagwant Mann, Navjot Sidhu in viral throwback video

    What is government? Bhagwant Mann, Navjot Sidhu in viral throwback video

    Punjab election results 2022: Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann, a comedian-turned-politician, is set to become the state’s next chief minister.

  • Assembly Election Results 2022 | Bhagwant Mann wins from Punjab's Dhuri; supporters celebrate as AAP readies to form government

    Assembly Election Results 2022 | Bhagwant Mann wins from Punjab's Dhuri; supporters celebrate as AAP readies to form government

    AAP’s Punjab CM face Bhagwant Mann wins from Dhuri constituency by a margin of 45,000. The Assembly elections were held in Punjab on February, 20 2022 to elect the 117 members of the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.

  • ‘Uthta Punjab’ from now, not ‘Udta Punjab’, says AAP leader as party takes huge lead in state

    ‘Uthta Punjab’ from now, not ‘Udta Punjab’, says AAP leader as party takes huge lead in state

    Punjab assembly election results: Trends from the Election Commission show AAP leading on 91 seats.

  • Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 | Celebrations outside Bhagwant Mann’s house as AAP walks past majority mark

    Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 | Celebrations outside Bhagwant Mann’s house as AAP walks past majority mark

    Celebrations have begun outside Bhagwant Mann's residence in Sangrur with the Aam Aadmi Party crossing the majority mark in Punjab. The AAP’s chief ministerial candidate in Punjab is leading from his seat in Dhuri.

  • Punjab election results: Jalebis, dhol at Bhagwant Mann’s home as AAP takes big lead

    Punjab election results: Jalebis, dhol at Bhagwant Mann’s home as AAP takes big lead

    Punjab Assembly elections results 2022: Aam Aadmi Party's Bhagwant Mann, 48, a comedian-turned-politician, fought the assembly election from the Dhuri seat in Sangrur.

  • Punjab Elections 2022: Gathering of people outside counting centres prohibited, section 144 imposed in districts

    Punjab Elections 2022: Gathering of people outside counting centres prohibited, section 144 imposed in districts

    All necessary arrangements have been made for the counting, and as per instructions of the Election Commission, only two people can accompany the winning candidate or his official representative to the counting centre to collect the certificate, he said, adding that victory processions are prohibited as well.

  • Exit Polls 2022 Highlights | BJP to win big in UP, Manipur; AAP wave in Punjab; close contests in Goa, Uttarakhand

    Exit Polls 2022 Highlights | BJP to win big in UP, Manipur; AAP wave in Punjab; close contests in Goa, Uttarakhand

    Exit Poll Result 2022 Highlights: Per predictions, the Aam Aadmi Party is headed for a decisive win in Punjab.

  • Punjab elections 2022: Why haven't strong parties emerged from farmers' movements, even after three decades?

    Punjab elections 2022: Why haven't strong parties emerged from farmers' movements, even after three decades?

    Farmers may profit little from pledging their loyalty to one party alone; They stand to gain more working as persistent pressure groups

  • Punjab assembly election 2022: Candidates whose wealth rose the most in 5 years

    Punjab assembly election 2022: Candidates whose wealth rose the most in 5 years

    Punjab election 2022: The biggest gainer has been Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal, whose assets have increased by Rs 100 crore.

  • Punjab polls tomorrow: Over 2.14 crore voters to decide fate of 1,304 candidates

    Punjab polls tomorrow: Over 2.14 crore voters to decide fate of 1,304 candidates

    Punjab is witnessing a multi-cornered contest among the Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP alliance, BJP-PLC-SAD (Sanyukt), and the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a political front of various farmer bodies.

  • Punjab Elections 2022: PM Modi targets AAP at Pathankot rally, calls it photocopy of Congress

    Punjab Elections 2022: PM Modi targets AAP at Pathankot rally, calls it photocopy of Congress

    Addressing a poll rally in Punjab’s Pathankot, PM Modi said farming, trade and industry will be made profitable in five years if the BJP-led alliance is voted to power in the state.

  • Punjab Polls 2022 |  Why Jalandhar will be an interesting contest to watch

    Punjab Polls 2022 | Why Jalandhar will be an interesting contest to watch

    Jalandhar, comprising nine Assembly seats, is the biggest city of Doaba – one of the three regions of Punjab – and its political significance lies primarily due its cash-rich Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and Dalit politics. Four of the nine assembly constituencies in the district are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates

  • Punjab elections 2022: This candidate has declared assets worth only Rs 2,000

    Punjab elections 2022: This candidate has declared assets worth only Rs 2,000

    Punjab assembly elections 2022: There is a sharp contrast among candidates in terms of wealth. The richest candidate in the state has assets worth more than Rs 230 crore.

  • Punjab Polls | BJP urges EC to bar Navjot Singh Sidhu from campaigning

    Punjab Polls | BJP urges EC to bar Navjot Singh Sidhu from campaigning

    A BJP delegation, including Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, met the EC with a memorandum and claimed that Sidhu had insulted Brahmins with a "derogatory" reference with an aim to divide Punjabis.

  • Punjab elections 2022: Charanjit Singh Channi is CM face but he won’t become CM, claims Arvind Kejriwal

    Punjab elections 2022: Charanjit Singh Channi is CM face but he won’t become CM, claims Arvind Kejriwal

    Punjab assembly elections 2022: Arvind Kejriwal claimed AAP's surveys show Charanjit Singh Channi losing from both the seats he is contesting.

  • Assembly elections 2022 roundup: Voter turnout touches a record, AAP promises big and drugs-for-vote is still a thing

    Assembly elections 2022 roundup: Voter turnout touches a record, AAP promises big and drugs-for-vote is still a thing

    UP’s politically charged constituency takes a strong stand, Arvind Kejriwal taps into a longtime demand in Goa and an electoral officer reports on a drug chase, in a roundup of events related to assembly elections. 

  • Punjab will get 'Khichdi' govt and Nawanshahr will add 'Tadka', says rejected Congress MLA Angad Singh

    Punjab will get 'Khichdi' govt and Nawanshahr will add 'Tadka', says rejected Congress MLA Angad Singh

    Angad Singh says he was denied a ticket by the Congress from Nawanshahr because he refused to indulge in “mudslinging” as demanded by the party against his wife, Aditi Singh, who is now a BJP contestant from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. He is now contesting as an independent candidate.

  • Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, AAP leader Bhagwant Mann question CM Charanjit Singh Channi's humble background image

    Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, AAP leader Bhagwant Mann question CM Charanjit Singh Channi's humble background image

    With the Congress picking up Channi over Sidhu as party’s CM face for the February 20 polls, Navjot Kaur said irrespective of the fact that the cricketer-turned-politician was her husband, he would have been a better choice and would have transformed Punjab within six months.

  • Assembly elections 2022 roundup: Two more taking on UP’s CM, BSP throws down the gauntlet in Punjab and Manipur may have kingmakers once more

    Assembly elections 2022 roundup: Two more taking on UP’s CM, BSP throws down the gauntlet in Punjab and Manipur may have kingmakers once more

    Yogi Adityanath’s first state election is heating up, Mayawati takes aim in Nawanshahr and close contest likely in Manipur once more, in a roundup of events related to assembly elections. 

  • Assembly elections 2022 roundup: SP makes a spirituous promise, Manipur CM’s son-in-law raises eyebrows and Punjab Congress settles on CM

    Assembly elections 2022 roundup: SP makes a spirituous promise, Manipur CM’s son-in-law raises eyebrows and Punjab Congress settles on CM

    Akhilesh Yadav comes up with an innovative plan to manage excess potato crop, CM Biren Singh’s asset declaration reveals intriguing numbers and Rahul Gandhi’s CM announcement raises questions, in Assembly election roundup 

  • 2022 Punjab Assembly Elections | People at top want weak CM: Navjot Singh Sidhu

    2022 Punjab Assembly Elections | People at top want weak CM: Navjot Singh Sidhu

    Navjot Singh Sidhu’s remark came at a time when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to announce the name of his party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab polls on Sunday in Ludhiana.

  • Rival parties in Punjab demand answers from Congress after ED arrests CM's nephew

    Rival parties in Punjab demand answers from Congress after ED arrests CM's nephew

    Bhupinder Singh alias Honey was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case linked to alleged illegal sand mining late Thursday night after several hours of questioning at the agency's office in Jalandhar.

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