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.
The Aam Aadmi Party is celebrating its spectacular win in the Punjab assembly elections.
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.
Punjab election results 2022: Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann, a comedian-turned-politician, is set to become the state’s next chief minister.
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.
Punjab assembly election results: Trends from the Election Commission show AAP leading on 91 seats.
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 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.
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 Poll Result 2022 Highlights: Per predictions, the Aam Aadmi Party is headed for a decisive win in Punjab.
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Punjab election 2022: The biggest gainer has been Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal, whose assets have increased by Rs 100 crore.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 assembly elections 2022: Arvind Kejriwal claimed AAP's surveys show Charanjit Singh Channi losing from both the seats he is contesting.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.