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Capt Amarinder Singh Files Nomination Papers From Patiala Urban; Says Congress Fighting Polls On His Achievements
Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) chief Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday set the ball rolling for his party's electoral debut with a call to party workers to take on the mantle to save the state's future from nefarious interests, while accusing the Congress of fighting these Assembly elections on his government's achievements of four-and-a-half years. ....
Assembly Elections: Punjab Registers 17.77% Turnout, UP Reports 21.18% Voting Till 11 Am
Approximately 4.80 per cent polling across 117 Assembly constituencies was registered in the first one hour in Punjab that began on Sunday morning with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Navjot Sidhu, Sukhbir Badal, Bhagwant Mann and Capt Amarinder Singh among the prominent faces in the fray ....
BJP To Keep Its Option Open About Any Tie Up With Captain Amarinder Singh
While preparing for next year's assembly polls, the BJP is keeping its options open about any possible tie up or association with former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. The saffron party, however, is closely monitoring political moves of the former Chief Minister.....
Amarinder Singh To Announce New Party Soon; Hints At Pact With BJP For Punjab Polls
Formally saying goodbye to the Congress which made him the Chief Minister of Punjab twice and the state party president thrice, an 'upset' Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that he would soon announce the launch of his own political party to serve the interests of the people, including the farmers who've been fighting for their rights for over a year now. ....
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Resigns From Congress
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday resigned from the Congress and sent a seven-page letter to party President Sonia Gandhi. He named his party the Punjab Lok Congress. ....
Punjab CM, His Deputy Behaved Like 'cowards': Amarinder Singh
Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday lashed out at Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa for behaving like "cowards" by running away from their responsibilities. ....
Charanjit Singh Channi To Be Congress CM Face In Punjab, Announces Rahul Gandhi
Incumbent Charanjit Singh Channi will be the Congress' Chief Ministerial candidate in the high-stakes Punjab Assembly elections on February 20, senior party leader Rahul Gandhi announced on Sunday.....
AAP Sweeps Punjab, BJP To Retain Power In UP, Uttarakhand, Goa And Manipur
The latest counting trend shows that the Aam Aadmi Party is heading for a landslide victory in Punjab assembly elections while the BJP is to retain power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur with a comfortable margin, according to the Election Commission's latest update at 5 p.m. ....
Contest From Anywhere, I Will Fight You: Amarinder Dares Kejriwal
With elections to the 117-member Punjab assembly set to be held on February 4, Congress state unit President Amarinder Singh on Friday dared Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for an electoral face-off from any of the 117 seats. ....
Amarinder Seeks Congress Permission To Contest Against Badal
Giving an interesting turn to Punjab's politics, state Congress president Amarinder Singh has sought the Congress high command's permission to fight next month's assembly elections against Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal from the latter's assembly constituency of Lambi.....
