Shiromani Akali Dal declares candidates on all seats in Punjab, fields Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Bathinda
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Shiromani Akali Dal declares candidates on all seats in Punjab, fields Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Bathinda

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday announced the names of six candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. Three-time sitting MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal will contest for the fourth time on the Bathinda seat while the party has fielded Mohinder Singh KP from Jalandhar. SAD declares candidates on all seats Earlier, the SAD had announced the names of seven candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in its first list. SAD's first list of candidates The Shiromani Akali Dal on April 13 announced its first list of seven Lok Sabha candidates for Punjab, fielding senior party leaders Prem Singh Chandumajra from Anandpur Sahib and Daljit Singh Cheema from Gurdaspur.

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SAD begins campaign for Jan 19 HSGMC polls
1 week, 5 days ago

SAD begins campaign for Jan 19 HSGMC polls

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Akali Dal has started campaigning for the elections of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee scheduled to be held on January 19 next year. The party has earlier announced to field candidates for the upcoming polls under the banner of Haryana Sikh Panthic Dal. Top leaders of SAD, including working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar and former minister Daljit …

Congress releases 2nd list for Delhi polls, two AAP turncoats get tickets
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Congress releases 2nd list for Delhi polls, two AAP turncoats get tickets

India Today  

The Congress party on Tuesday released its second list of 26 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections expected to take place in February 2025. The Congress had announced 21 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections in its first list. Former Lok Sabha MP and son of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, Sandeep Dikshit, has been fielded from …

PUNJAB | The Shiromani Akali Dal Locks Horns with Akal Takht as it Faces Deepening Crisis
3 weeks ago

PUNJAB | The Shiromani Akali Dal Locks Horns with Akal Takht as it Faces Deepening Crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 20, 2024 21:45 IST - 9 MINS READ The Akal Takht, the highest religious authority in Sikhism based at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, recently made a dramatic foray into the political sphere as it imposed religious and political punishments on Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, …

Atonement over, Akali Dal leaders gears up for civic body polls
4 weeks ago

Atonement over, Akali Dal leaders gears up for civic body polls

Hindustan Times  

With Akal Takht’s on Friday accepting Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s atonement, the party has shifted its focus on its next political challenge — the civic body polls scheduled for December 21. A senior SAD leader said there is still a lot of ambiguity as to way ahead but it’s certain that the …

Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep in first list of 21 candidates released by Congress for Delhi polls
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep in first list of 21 candidates released by Congress for Delhi polls

India Today  

The Congress on Thursday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, naming 21 contenders. Bawa 13 33 Dwarka Adarsh Shastri 14 40 New Delhi Sandeep Dikshit 15 42 Kasturba Nagar Abhishek Dutt 16 46 Chhatarpur Rajinder Tanwar 17 48 Ambedkar Nagar - SC Jay Prakash 18 50 Greater Kailash Garvit Singhvi 19 57 Patparganj Ch. …

Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep in first list of 21 candidates released by Congress for Delhi polls
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep in first list of 21 candidates released by Congress for Delhi polls

India Today  

The Congress on Thursday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, naming 21 contenders. Bawa 13 33 Dwarka Adarsh Shastri 14 40 New Delhi Sandeep Dikshit 15 42 Kasturba Nagar Abhishek Dutt 16 46 Chhatarpur Rajinder Tanwar 17 48 Ambedkar Nagar - SC Jay Prakash 18 50 Greater Kailash Garvit Singhvi 19 57 Patparganj Ch. …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 2019 Election Of Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal To Lok Sabha
1 month ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 2019 Election Of Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal To Lok Sabha

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Shiromani Akali Dal leader and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal's election in 2019 general elections, noting that an election petition cannot be entertained based on vague averments. Therefore, in the absence of material facts regarding non-furnishing of complete particulars in Form 26, the charge is unsustainable.” The Court further …

Punjab politics: HS Phoolka to join Shiromani Akali Dal
1 month ago

Punjab politics: HS Phoolka to join Shiromani Akali Dal

Hindustan Times  

Former Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dakha and human rights lawyer Harvinder Singh Phoolka, 69, on Saturday announced that he would be joining the Shiromani Akali Dal. Former Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dakha and human rights lawyer Harvinder Singh Phoolka, 69, announced in Chandigarh on Saturday that he would be joining the Shiromani Akali Dal. Phoolka criticised the Bhagwant …

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms
1 month, 1 week ago

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms

Hindustan Times  

The Akal Takht’s directions to the Shiromani Akali Dal working committee to accept Sukhbir Badal’s resignation from the party president’s post and form a six-member panel for its reorganisation has set the ball rolling for reforms within the party. They are Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami, SAD’s representative in the state assembly Manpreet Singh Ayali, Jhoondan committee …

Akal Takht summons SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and former Sikh Ministers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Akal Takht summons SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and former Sikh Ministers

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: In a significant development with potentially long-term ramifications, the Akal Takht has summoned Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was declared Tankhaiya on December 2. Sources indicate that, in addition to Sukhbir Singh Badal, who had offered his resignation as SAD president, all Sikh ministers from the 2007-2017 SAD-BJP government, members of the then executive committee of …

Bypoll Results LIVE 2024: List of leading candidates in 48 assembly seats, two Lok Sabha constituencies
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bypoll Results LIVE 2024: List of leading candidates in 48 assembly seats, two Lok Sabha constituencies

India TV News  

Bypoll Assembly Election Results 2024 Full List of Leading Candidates: According to the Election Commission of India's website, The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally RLD were leading in six of the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh while the Trinamool Congress maintained its foothold over West Bengal and the Congress in Karnataka, according to trends available for bypolls …

Election Results LIVE: Ahmadpur, Ausa, Latur City, Latur Rural, Nilanga and Udgir seats in Latur district, Maharashtra
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Election Results LIVE: Ahmadpur, Ausa, Latur City, Latur Rural, Nilanga and Udgir seats in Latur district, Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Live By Live updates on election results for Ahmadpur, Ausa, Latur City, Latur Rural, Nilanga and Udgir assembly seats in Latur district. Track vote counting trends announced by the Election Commission for these seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections. The Election Commission is announcing results for Ahmadpur, Ausa, Latur City, Latur Rural, Nilanga and Udgir seats in Latur district of …

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon

Hindustan Times  

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: The Election Commission is announcing results for Wani, Ralegaon, Yavatmal, Digras, Arni, Pusad, Umarkhed seats in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra today. Maharashtra has been in a state of political flux since the last assembly elections in 2019, marked by significant splits in key parties, including the Shiv Sena in 2022 and the NCP in 2023. …

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls

The Hindu  

The counting for the by-polls to 15 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand and for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat began amid tight security on On Saturday. The ruling Congress in Karnataka won Legislative Assembly bypolls in all three constituencies of Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur Congress-led UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led by over 3,19,00 votes over …

Sillod Assembly Election 2024 Results LIVE: Will Shiv Sena's Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi again retain this seat?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sillod Assembly Election 2024 Results LIVE: Will Shiv Sena's Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi again retain this seat?

India TV News  

Sillod Assembly Election 2024 Result LIVE updates: Vote counting will start at 8 am today, November 23. Party Name Candidate Shiv Sena Abdul Sattar Shiv Sena Bankar Suresh Pandurang Bahujan Samaj Party Sangpal Chintaman Sonavane Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Pathan Banekhan Noorkhan Bhartiya Tribal Party Raju Afsar Tadvi All India Forward Bloc Adv. Shaikh Usman Shaikh Taher Independent Anil Madan Rathod …

UP Bypoll Election Results LIVE: List of leading candidates in 9 assembly seats | Full list
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UP Bypoll Election Results LIVE: List of leading candidates in 9 assembly seats | Full list

India TV News  

The BJP was leading in four seats while the Samajwadi Party was ahead in two of the nine assembly seats for which bypolls were held, according to Election Commission trends on Saturday. The Bahujan Samaj Party contested all nine seats independently, while Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen fielded candidates in Ghaziabad, Kundarki and Meerapur. BJP allies, such as Apna …

Ex-Punjab Minister Anil Joshi quits Shiromani Akali Dal, cites sectarian politics
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Punjab Minister Anil Joshi quits Shiromani Akali Dal, cites sectarian politics

India Today  

Former Punjab Minister Anil Joshi resigned from the Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday, citing disappointment over the party's sectarian politics. In a resignation letter addressed to SAD's working president, Balwinder Singh Bhundar, Joshi slammed the party's focus on sectarian and religious issues over broader concerns affecting Punjab. "I joined the Shiromani Akali Dal because I believed in the secular and …

Shiromani Akali Dal panel keeps decision on Sukhbir resignation pending
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shiromani Akali Dal panel keeps decision on Sukhbir resignation pending

Hindustan Times  

The working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday decided to keep its decision on the resignation by president Sukhbir Singh Badal pending. Party vice-president Daljit Singh Cheema had on Saturday said that working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar had convened the emergency meeting at the party’s headquarters in Chandigarh. As Youth Akali Dal members held a protest in front …

Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal’s meet on Sukhbir’s resignation on Nov 18
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal’s meet on Sukhbir’s resignation on Nov 18

Hindustan Times  

The working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal will meet on November 18 to take a decision on the resignation tendered by president Sukhbir Singh Badal, said party’s vice president Daljit Singh Cheema on Saturday. Sukhbir Singh Badal Cheema disclosed that the last election to the post of the president and the organisational structure of the party was held on …

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president

Hindustan Times  

Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday stepped down as Shiromani Akali Dal president. Sukhbir Singh Badal, then Shiromani Akali Dal president, carrying an envelope containing a letter to be submitted to the Akal Takht at Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 13. He thanked all party leaders and workers for expressing confidence in his leadership and extending wholehearted support and cooperation …

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president, says party leader Daljit Cheema
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president, says party leader Daljit Cheema

Hindustan Times  

Sukhbir Singh Badal has resigned as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, said party leader Daljit Cheema, news agency PTI reported. In a post on X, Cheema said that Badal submitted his resignation to the working Committee of the party on Saturday "to pave the way for the election of new President". The party had posted on X at …

Sukhbir Singh Badal steps down as Akali Dal chief, paves way for new president election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal steps down as Akali Dal chief, paves way for new president election

New Indian Express  

On October 24, the Akal Takht barred Sukhbir Singh Badal from participating in any political activities, including campaigning for the party in the upcoming by-elections for four assembly seats. On October 17, the SAD leaders’ delegation approached the Akal Takht Jathedar, requesting him to take a decision soon. On October 22, the party leadership again met him with the appeal …

Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president

India Today  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, stepped down as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday. "The SAD President S Sukhbir Singh Badal submitted his resignation to the working Committee of the party today to pave the way for the election of new President," Cheema tweeted. Akali Dal Working Committee president Balwinder Singh Bhundar called an emergency meeting of the …

News Analysis: Bypoll candidates milk caste identity in western Uttar Pradesh
1 month, 4 weeks ago

News Analysis: Bypoll candidates milk caste identity in western Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

With a week left for the byelection in nine constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, candidates are busy casting the party ideology into the caste mould. While the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Kundarki accepted a skull cap and keffiyeh from Muslim voters at a public function, visuals of the party candidate from Khair squatting on stage with folded hands in the …

Six assembly seats in West Bengal to go on by-polls tomorrow
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Six assembly seats in West Bengal to go on by-polls tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Theby-elections in six assembly seats in West Bengal are scheduled to be held on Wednesday. The bypolls were necessitated in all the six seats after the sitting legislators contested in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and won. Partha Bhowmick, former state transport minister, who won from Naihati in 2021, won the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP heavyweight leader Arjun …

Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly elections 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidate
2 months ago

Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly elections 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidate

India TV News  

Kopri-Pachpakhadi is an important assembly constituency in Maharashtra, located in the Thane district. The Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency plays a significant role in the political landscape of the Thane district and is a key area for both local and national elections in Maharashtra. Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly Elections 2024: Poll date The Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency in Maharashtra will go to the polls on November 20. …

Punjab: Jakhar takes a dig at SAD’s political plight
2 months ago

Punjab: Jakhar takes a dig at SAD’s political plight

Hindustan Times  

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Thursday appeared on social media and took potshots at the Akali Dal for its present political plight. Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar Jakhar, in a post on ‘X’ questioned “Why is the situation of the Akali Dal, which represents Sikhs, is so bad today? The state BJP chief is keeping away from the party’s …

Samajwadi Party Names Diverse Candidates for UP Assembly Polls
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party Names Diverse Candidates for UP Assembly Polls

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party candidates are facing each other in nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Akhilesh Yadav's cousin and former MP Tej Pratap Yadav has been declared the party candidate from Karhal, a stronghold of the Yadavs. Other players like the Bahujan Samaj Party and Azad Samaj Party are also in the fray.

Shiv Sena Releases First List of 45 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Polls
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shiv Sena Releases First List of 45 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

The Shiv Sena has released its first list of 45 candidates for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls. The party has re-nominated almost all the MLAs who backed Eknath Shinde when he led a revolt against the then-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022. The party has also fielded kin of several MLAs.

BJP Announces Candidates for Meghalaya and Punjab Bypolls
2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Announces Candidates for Meghalaya and Punjab Bypolls

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the names of its candidates for the Meghalaya and Punjab by-polls. In Meghalaya, the BJP has fielded Bernard Marak from Gambegre (ST) assembly seat. In Punjab, the saffron party has fielded Ravikaran Kahlon from Dera Baba Nanak and Kewal Singh Dhillon from Barnala.

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?

News 18  

The upcoming by-election in Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh, is poised to be a thrilling contest between the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc. The NDA, focusing on development initiatives, aims to counter the opposition's focus on perceived failures of the central and state governments. The SP, leveraging public discontent, plans to leverage Muslim vote consolidation. The constituency's diverse electorate presents …

Punjab panchayat elections: Citing poll violence, SAD seeks deadline extension for filing of nominations
3 months ago

Punjab panchayat elections: Citing poll violence, SAD seeks deadline extension for filing of nominations

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday appealed the state election commission to extend the deadline for filing of nominations for panchayat polls at all places where either violence had erupted, or Opposition candidates were not allowed to file papers due to “pressure from ruling party leaders”. A delegation, led by Dr Daljit Singh Cheema and Arshdeep Singh Kler, met Punjab …

Ateli Assembly Election 2024: BJP's Arti Singh Rao up against Congress' Anita Yadav, AAP's Suneel Rao
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ateli Assembly Election 2024: BJP's Arti Singh Rao up against Congress' Anita Yadav, AAP's Suneel Rao

India TV News  

Ateli is one of the Assembly constituencies in Haryana. The BJP has given ticket to Arti Singh Rao, Congress to Anita Yadav, JJP to Aayushi Abhimanyu Rao and AAP to Suneel Rao. In the 2019 Assembly Elections, Sitaram from BJP won the seat with a margin of 18,406 votes. In the 2014 Assembly Elections, Santosh Yadav from BJP won the …

Hot seat: Karnal: In Khattar’s bastion, Congress, BJP locked in head-to-head contest
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hot seat: Karnal: In Khattar’s bastion, Congress, BJP locked in head-to-head contest

Hindustan Times  

This year, the electioneering in Karnal is seemingly low-key and more of a bipolar contest between the Congress, which has fielded former two-time MLA from the seat, Sumita Singh, and the Bharatiya Janata Party from which Manohar Lal Khattar’s former media coordinator Jagmohan Anand is in the fray. In the last 10 years, Karnal elected two BJP MLAs as chief …

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies
4 months ago

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies

Hindustan Times  

With the deadline for filing nominations approaching on September 12, political parties have started announcing their candidates for key constituencies in South Haryana, including Gurugram and Badshahpur. The top leadership had initially taken a wait-and-watch approach, but as the campaign intensifies, candidates are now reaching out to their strongholds and party workers, seeking to unite dissatisfied members, say political observers. …

BJP Releases List Of 67 Candidates For Haryana Elections, CM Nayab Saini To Contest From Ladwa
4 months ago

BJP Releases List Of 67 Candidates For Haryana Elections, CM Nayab Saini To Contest From Ladwa

ABP News  

Haryana BJP List: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released a list of 67 candidates for the upcoming elections to the 90-member assembly. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is set to contest from Ladwa, while Gian Chand Gupta is set to contest from Panchkula. Former Haryana BJP chief Om Prakash Dhankar has been pitched from Badli, while veteran party …

UP Assembly bypolls: SP announces in-charges, including Shivpal Yadav, for 6 seats | Full list
4 months, 4 weeks ago

UP Assembly bypolls: SP announces in-charges, including Shivpal Yadav, for 6 seats | Full list

India TV News  

UP Assembly bypolls: For the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypolls, the Samajwadi Party has announced in-charges for six out of the ten constituencies. Full list of in-charges Names of in-charges Assembly/District Shivpal Singh Yadav Katehari Awadhesh Prasad Milkipur Virendra Singh Majhawan Chandradev Yadav Karhal Indrajit Saroj Phulpur Rajendra Kumar Sisamau Assembly seats where byelections are going to be held Katehari …

Akali Dal expels eight rebels; they say ‘party has become Badals fiefdom’
5 months, 1 week ago

Akali Dal expels eight rebels; they say ‘party has become Badals fiefdom’

The Hindu  

The Shiromani Akali Dal expelled eight rebel leaders from the party’s primary membership on July 30. The senior rebel leaders have been targeting SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and accusing him of “compromising with the Panth’s sentiments for political gain and not representing the sentiments of the community.” The expulsion ordered by the party’s disciplinary committee comes into effect immediately, …

Takht summons to Sukhbir: Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Takht summons to Sukhbir: Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal are caught in a tricky situation after the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs – Akal Takht — summoned party president Sukhbir Singh Badal asking him to submit a written reply to the alleged “mistakes” committed during two terms of the SAD-BJP government. The letter blamed the then SAD-BJP government for failing to punish perpetrators …

{Takht summons to Sukhbir} Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply
5 months, 3 weeks ago

{Takht summons to Sukhbir} Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal are caught in a tricky situation after the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs – Akal Takht — summoned party president Sukhbir Singh Badal asking him to submit a written reply to the alleged “mistakes” committed during two terms of the SAD-BJP government. The highest temporal seat of the Sikhs – Akal Takht — summoned …

12 candidates in fray for 11 seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council election
6 months, 1 week ago

12 candidates in fray for 11 seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council election

The Hindu  

As many as 12 candidates have filed their nomination on July 2 for the 11 Legislative Council election in Maharashtra that will go to election on July 12. The ruling Mahayuti alliance has fielded nine candidates and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s three nominees are in the fray for the biennial election. With five candidates, the BJP has fielded the most …

Infighting in Akali Dal: Jalandhar West SAD candidate Surjit Kaur joins AAP
6 months, 1 week ago

Infighting in Akali Dal: Jalandhar West SAD candidate Surjit Kaur joins AAP

Hindustan Times  

In a setback to both the Shiromani Akali Dal and its rebel group, the SAD candidate for the Jalandhar West assembly byelection, Surjit Kaur, on Tuesday joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann. Chief minister Bhagwant Mann welcoming Surjit Kaur into the Aam Aadmi Party fold in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Surjit Kaur was …

Once a powerful regional force, the Shiromani Akali Dal is now a shadow of its former political self
6 months, 1 week ago

Once a powerful regional force, the Shiromani Akali Dal is now a shadow of its former political self

Hindustan Times  

There seems to be no end to the troubles for Shiromani Akali Dal and its President Sukhbir Singh Badal, as days after the party suffered a major electoral setback in the Parliament polls, a section of senior leadership has raised the banner of revolt. Badal’s wife Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal has termed the rebels as “stooges of the Bharatiya …

’5 SAD leaders against chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’: Harsimrat Kaur says BJP trying to do Maharashtra politics in Punjab
6 months, 2 weeks ago

’5 SAD leaders against chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’: Harsimrat Kaur says BJP trying to do Maharashtra politics in Punjab

Live Mint  

Shiromani Akal Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said on Wednesday that some of the "stooges of the BJP are trying to break the party". The Shiromani Akal Dal is facing a crisis after senior leaders, including Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Bidi Jagir Kaur, among others, launched a revolt against party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, demanding change in the leadership after the …

Senior Akali leaders revolt against Sukhbir Badal, want him to step down
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Senior Akali leaders revolt against Sukhbir Badal, want him to step down

Hindustan Times  

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Prem Singh Chandumajra, Sikander Singh Maluka, Bibi Jagir Kaur, Parminder Singh Dhindsa and Sarwan Singh Phillaur on Tuesday raised a banner of revolt against party president Sukhbir Singh Badal by launching the Akali Dal Bachao Lehar in Jalandhar. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal is grappling with dissent in his party after its poor …

Byelections 2024: 2 BJP Turncoats Get TMC Tickets For Bypolls
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Byelections 2024: 2 BJP Turncoats Get TMC Tickets For Bypolls

ABP News  

The Trinamool Congress has released the list of its four candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly bypolls. A former BJP legislator, Kalyani won his first term as an MLA from Raiganj in the 2021 assembly elections, securing over 20,000 votes on a BJP ticket. Ranaghat Dakshin: Mukut Mani Adhikari is another former BJP MLA fielded by the TMC. Bagda: …

Lok Sabha election result signifies negative politics ending, verdict belongs to PDA: Akhilesh Yadav
7 months ago

Lok Sabha election result signifies negative politics ending, verdict belongs to PDA: Akhilesh Yadav

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on June 8 said the 2024 Lok Sabha polls verdict signified that negative politics ended with the issues and concerns of common people taking centre stage. Mr. Yadav, while speaking to media after chairing the parliamentary board meeting of his party in Lucknow, said the victory belongs to the PDA and other marginalised social groups …

The Punjab Lok Sabha elections: Takeaways
7 months ago

The Punjab Lok Sabha elections: Takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 election in Punjab has the following five takeaways for consideration. Third, the angst amongst farmers, well-organised and mostly belonging to the numerically strong land-holding Jat-Sikh community, against the party in power at the centre did help the Congress as, unlike the Akali Dal, it has consistently extended its support to the agitation. Third key takeaway: Future of the …

Lok Sabha elections make many regional parties kingmakers, but some draw blank: A deep dive
7 months ago

Lok Sabha elections make many regional parties kingmakers, but some draw blank: A deep dive

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: The regional parties played a big role in the recently concluded national elections. However, a few regional parties which didn't join the BJP-led NDA or the Opposition's India bloc were wiped out in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Parties which were wiped out in Lok Sabha 2024 There were six major regional parties …

Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents
7 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents

Hindustan Times  

In the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha, as many as 526 candidates will be from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, which won 293 seats in the recently-held general elections, and the Congress-led INDIA bloc, which bagged 233 seats. They are Amritpal Singh, Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai, Mohamad Haneefa, Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Vishal Patil, and Sheikh Abdul Rashid …

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