Punjab Assembly Elections 2022

Punjab: Baljit Kaur worked at the civil hospital in Muktsar district before making a political debut.

AAP's Bhagwant Mann meets Punjab governor; stakes claim to form government

Mann was elected the AAP's legislature party leader at a meeting of the party MLAs in Mohali on Friday. The AAP romped home by winning 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly.

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.

Assembly Elections 2022 News Highlights | Harish Rawat says confident of Congress winning majority in Uttarakhand

Assembly Election News Highlights | While in Uttar Pradesh, as many as 627 candidates were in the fray in the third phase of the polls to the 403-member assembly, in Punjab, 1,304 candidates contested the elections held on February 20

Congress Party Faces a Test of Survival as Punjab Votes

The Congress’ victory in Punjab in 2017 followed major defeats, including in the 2014 national elections when Modi first came to power. The party’s leaders wanted their victory in Punjab to be seen as the impetus for a national comeback.

Punjab elections 2022: Miffed with high command, CM Charanjit Singh Channi's brother in fray as 'independent'

In the Bassi Pathana seat, Channi's brother Manohar Singh is challenging the incumbent MLA and Congress leader Gurpreet Singh and Aam Aadmi Party candidate Rupinder Singh Happy.

Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: 34.10% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm

Amritsar recorded a voting percentage of 30.23 percent till 1 pm, Barnala 37.26 percent, Bathinda 38.75 percent, Fatehgarh Sahib 37.13 percent, Fazilka 40.59 percent, Ferozepur 37.97 percent, Malerkotla 39.78 percent, and Muktsar 39.61 percent.

Winds of 'change', caste focus & step away from dynasty: Multi-cornered Punjab polls are unique this time

It's for the first time that Punjab parties' main faces do not come from established political families, adding to the list of original twists this political battle has witnessed thus far

Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights | Akhilesh confident of wresting UP's Yadav bastion, Channi says winning Punjab with 2/3rd majority

Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights - February 20 | Voting was held in all 117 seats in Punjab and 59 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on February 20. As many as 1,304 candidates were in the fray in the single-phase elections in Punjab, while fates were sealed for 627 contestants in the third phase of Uttar Pradesh polls.

Day before polls, Punjab election officer orders police case against Arvind Kejriwal

The action was taken on the basis of a complaint filed by Akali Dal leader Arshdeep Singh, who accused Kejriwal of attempting to malign the state's political parties.

Video: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi 'dances' to Bhagwant Mann's song in AAP campaign

Punjab assembly elections 2022: AAP has posted a video of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi “dancing" to AAP’s campaign song “Ik Mauka Kejriwal te Bhagwant Mann nu".

Congress 'original', AAP 'xerox': PM's offensive for rivals ahead of Punjab election

Punjab assembly elections: Punjab votes on February 20 and in the ring are the ruling Congress that has been marred with infighting and surprise exits and reshuffles, the BJP, the AAP and the Shiromani Akali Dal among others.

Punjab assembly elections: 41% candidates are crorepatis, shows ADR report

Punjab assembly elections 2022: The average assets per candidate in the polls is Rs 4.31 crore, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms.

Punjab elections: Navjot Sidhu will be ‘super CM’ if Congress retains power, says MP

Punjab Elections 2022: Ravneet Singh Bittu, Congress’ Lok Sabha MP from Ludhiana, said Navjot Sidhu had welcomed the party’s decision to pick Charanjit Singh Channi as the CM candidate.

With assets worth Rs 250 crore, this AAP candidate is Punjab's richest in assembly election

Punjab assembly elections 2022: Kulwant Singh, who is contesting polls from the Mohali Urban constituency, has declared that he and his wife own assets worth Rs 250 crore.

Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: AAP will get 56 to 58 seats in the 117-strong House, says Bhagwant Mann

He believes Akali Dal stands discredited, Congress divided and BJP irrelevant. Therefore, he argues, AAP is the only option.

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With arrest of CM Channi's nephew, the dune of illegal sand mining reappears. What's deep inside this poll issue?

A lot of politics is being carried out in the name of illegal sand mining in Punjab, which goes to assembly elections in February

Punjab elections 2022: Seat-sharing pact inked, BJP to contest 65 seats, Captain's party 37

"This election is for stability and safety. Our motto is to bring back Punjab on track," BJP president JP Nadda said while announcing the seat-sharing pact.

Punjab assembly elections postponed, to be held on February 20

The decision has been taken in view of the birth anniversary celebration of Guru Ravidas.

Punjab assembly elections 2022: AAP announces 3 more candidates

Former Punjab minister Joginder Singh Mann, who ended his 50-year-long association with the Congress and joined the AAP on Saturday, will contest from Phagwara seat.

Punjab CM's brother Manohar Singh says will fight as independent from Bassi Pathana seat

Singh said he will talk to his brother Channi and convince him about his decision.

Former Punjab minister Joginder Mann joins AAP after snapping Congress ties

AAP leader and Punjab co-incharge Raghav Chadha said that Mann's induction will give a huge boost to the party in the state

PM Modi's Ferozepur rally cancelled after 'security breach', BJP hits out at Punjab CM

"CM Channi refused to get on the phone to either address the matter or solve it. The tactics used by the Congress government in Punjab would pain anyone who believes in democratic principles," BJP president JP Nadda said.

Punjab bans entry of non-fully vaccinated persons in public places from Jan 15, no mention of poll rallies

Those who are not jabbed with both the dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be banned from "entering public places with large gatherings like sabzi mandi, grain markets, public transport, parks, religious places, malls, shopping complexes, haats, local market and other similar places", an official order said.