After AAP Declares CM Face for Punjab Polls, Challenges Abound for Congress, SAD Content with Sukhbir Badal
2 years, 11 months ago

After AAP Declares CM Face for Punjab Polls, Challenges Abound for Congress, SAD Content with Sukhbir Badal

News 18  

Even as the Aam Aadmi Party has taken the lead in declaring the name of its Chief Ministerial candidate for the February 20 Punjab assembly elections, it is now to be seen whether the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal would follow the suit. It would be, however, more challenging for the ruling Congress to announce its CM face at this juncture given the seeming tug of war between Charanjit Singh Channi and state party president Navjot Singh Sidhu. “The year 2017 was the only exception when the name of Captain Amarinder Singh was declared, otherwise, it was only after the elections that the Congress Legislative Party in consultation with the party’s high command that the CM is elected,” said a senior Congress leader who is also a part of the screening committee for Punjab. “Parkash Singh Badal has already showered his blessings on Sukhbir and has said that the party should now contest under his leadership,” said senior SAD leader Daljeet Singh Cheema. The other front in a multi-cornered contest led by BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal and Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress have announced an alliance but are yet to declare the seat-sharing formula with party leaders maintaining it will happen soon.

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'Baraat without groom': AAP MP Sanjay Singh's jibe at BJP for not having a CM face
1 day, 10 hours ago

'Baraat without groom': AAP MP Sanjay Singh's jibe at BJP for not having a CM face

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday targeted the BJP for not announcing its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, alleging internal discord within the party. Singh also took a dig at BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri and claimed that he was under pressure to deny speculations about being considered for the top post. "After Arvind Kejriwal …

Kejriwal challenges BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri to public debate amid speculation over Delhi CM face
3 days, 10 hours ago

Kejriwal challenges BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri to public debate amid speculation over Delhi CM face

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday “congratulated” BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri, saying that it has been learnt that Bidhuri may be considered as the BJP’s candidate for Delhi’s top post and called for a public debate between him and the former MP. It is being said, as per sources, that an official announcement about Bidhuri’s name will …

‘Congratulate Ramesh Bidhuri’, Kejriwal reiterates Atishi’s claim of BJP making Kalkaji candidate their CM face
3 days, 22 hours ago

‘Congratulate Ramesh Bidhuri’, Kejriwal reiterates Atishi’s claim of BJP making Kalkaji candidate their CM face

Live Mint  

Delhi Elections 2025: AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday reiterated Delhi Chief Minister Atishi's claim that the Bhartiya Janata Party would project Ramesh Bidhuri as their chief ministerial face for the upcoming Delhi elections. The claim comes a day after AAP leader Atishi had cited ‘credible sources’ to claim that the BJP would portray their Kalkaji candidate as the …

‘We’ll continue to see tantrums…’: Priyanka Chaturvedi’s dig at Mahayuti amid ’Mahayudh’ over CM face
1 month, 1 week ago

‘We’ll continue to see tantrums…’: Priyanka Chaturvedi’s dig at Mahayuti amid ’Mahayudh’ over CM face

Live Mint  

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi took a dig at the ruling Mahayuti alliance over the delay in announcing the Chief Minister designate as the coalition is set to form government for another term following its victory in the recent assembly elections in Maharashtra. We want them to announce the CM's name soon.” On Wednesday, caretaker CM Eknath Shinde said he …

Maharashtra Elections: Sharad Pawar Rules Out CM Face Ahead Of Polls, Says 'Will Be Considered...'
4 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Elections: Sharad Pawar Rules Out CM Face Ahead Of Polls, Says 'Will Be Considered...'

ABP News  

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: As the tussle over the chief ministerial candidate continues in Maharashtra ahead of the assembly polls, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar stated the criteria on the basis of which the CM face should be chosen. No Need To Demand CM Face Now: Pawar Pawar's remarks come on the heels of Shiv Sena pitching for former Maharashtra …

Kamal Nath dares BJP to make Shivraj its CM face
1 year, 2 months ago

Kamal Nath dares BJP to make Shivraj its CM face

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Congress veteran Kamal Nath on Monday dared the BJP to declare chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan its CM face for the November 17 assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. Mr Nath also wondered why the BJP leadership was reluctant to declare Mr Chouhan as party’s chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming assembly polls in the state. Mr Nath said that …

Madhya Pradesh polls: Shivraj Singh Chouhan drops massive hint on BJP's CM face, will he retain spot? READ
1 year, 3 months ago

Madhya Pradesh polls: Shivraj Singh Chouhan drops massive hint on BJP's CM face, will he retain spot? READ

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday dropped a massive hint regarding the BJP's possible chief ministerial face in the upcoming Assembly polls. CM Chouhan visited the Dimani Assembly constituency in the Morena district from where Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been fielded to launch his office. Speculations have been doing the rounds for weeks that Chief …

Prestige Battle for AAP, SAD in Fray Without Badal Sr & Cong's Show of Unity: Stage Set for Jalandhar Bypoll
1 year, 8 months ago

Prestige Battle for AAP, SAD in Fray Without Badal Sr & Cong's Show of Unity: Stage Set for Jalandhar Bypoll

News 18  

Stakes are high for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the Akalis and the Congress in the May 10 Jalandhar bypoll. For the AAP, the Jalandhar by-election is a prestige battle, particularly after the humiliating defeat in the Sangrur assembly constituency bypoll following the murder of popular singer Sidhu Moosewala and the teething pains of first-time chief minister Mann. AAP chief …

Assembly election results 2022: Lessons to learn from Congress's loss in Punjab
2 years, 10 months ago

Assembly election results 2022: Lessons to learn from Congress's loss in Punjab

Firstpost  

The AAP came as a big beacon of hope with its ‘Rangla Punjab’ model, which Punjabis are now looking forward to from Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann The Congress lost badly in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to a second Narendra Modi wave in the country, but there was a silver lining. The Congress ‘Dalit trump card’ and Chief Ministerial …

Punjab: Tough Task Ahead for Sukhbir Singh Badal as Akali Top Brass Bites the Dust
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab: Tough Task Ahead for Sukhbir Singh Badal as Akali Top Brass Bites the Dust

News 18  

Much was at stake for Shiromani Akali Dal leader and its chief ministerial face Sukhbir Singh Badal in these elections, for it was meant to be a generational shift in the party with the senior Badal hoping to see his son in the leadership and eventual CM role. The face of the party and president, Sukhbir Singh Badal, who contested …

Punjab Elections 2022 Updates: SAD-BSP Alliance Will Win Over 80 Seats, Claims Sukhbir Badal
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Elections 2022 Updates: SAD-BSP Alliance Will Win Over 80 Seats, Claims Sukhbir Badal

News 18  

Punjab Elections 2022 Updates: Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday claimed that the SAD-BSP alliance would win over 80 seats in the February 20 Punjab assembly polls. Meanwhile, the Centre has taken “serious” note of a pro-Khalistan group’s letter extending support to the Aam Aadmi Party, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday as the controversy …

Punjab all set to cast its vote today in 4-cornered contest
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab all set to cast its vote today in 4-cornered contest

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The border state of Punjab with its 117 Assembly constituencies along with Uttar Pradesh’s 59 constituencies spread across 16 districts will go to the polls today. In Punjab, which was the epicentre of farmer unions' protests against the now-repealed farm laws, the ruling Congress, AAP, SAD and BJP-led alliance are caught in a multi-cornered contest, while in UP …

Punjab Polls: On Last Day of Campaigning, Road Shows by CM Faces Channi, Bhagwant Mann, Amarinder
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Polls: On Last Day of Campaigning, Road Shows by CM Faces Channi, Bhagwant Mann, Amarinder

News 18  

Campaigning for the 117 assembly seats of Punjab came to an end on Friday evening even as political parties made last-minute efforts to mobilise support for their candidates ahead of the February 20 elections. Chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia took out road shows in Bhadaur, Jalalabad, …

Channi, Mann, Captain or Badal – Who'll Win? News18's Ground Reports as Punjab Set to Vote
2 years, 11 months ago

Channi, Mann, Captain or Badal – Who'll Win? News18's Ground Reports as Punjab Set to Vote

News 18  

Punjab is all set for its February 20 assembly poll battle among the political bigwigs. READ FULL STORY ‘NO RIFT IN CONGRESS’Denying the speculation that the announcement of Charanjit Singh Channi as the chief ministerial candidate could trigger “unrest” among supporters of Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, senior leader and MLA from Doaba Pargat Singh said ‘Team Punjab …

Congress announces Charanjit Singh Channi as the CM face in Punjab
2 years, 11 months ago

Congress announces Charanjit Singh Channi as the CM face in Punjab

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After weeks of speculation and grandstanding, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday announced Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi as the CM face of the party for the upcoming Assembly polls. People of Punjab said we want a ‘gareeb ghar ka CM’, I agreed to it.” Mr Channi, a three-time MLA from Chamkaur Sahib, was sworn in as …

Punjab: AAP pokes fun at Congress for picking Channi as CM face
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab: AAP pokes fun at Congress for picking Channi as CM face

India Today  

Congratulations Congress for announcing a Reta Chor as your Punjab chief minister face, tweeted the Aam Aadmi Party after Rahul Gandhi declared Charanjit Singh Channi as Congress party's CM face for Punjab on Sunday. Cong looted Punjab in five years, says Bikram Singh Majithia While talking to India Today, former state cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia said the Congress party …

Charanjit Singh Channi's first reaction after being named as Congress' CM face for Punjab
2 years, 11 months ago

Charanjit Singh Channi's first reaction after being named as Congress' CM face for Punjab

India TV News  

Highlights Congress named Charanjit Singh Channi as its CM face for upcoming Punjab assembly election 2022 The announcement was made by Rahul Gandhi during a virtual rally in Ludhiana I thank everyone, this is a big battle which I can't fight alone, said Charanjit Singh Channi Punjab Election 2022: Incumbent Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday thanked everyone after Congress picked …

Punjab polls: Congress party's CM face should be chosen by elected MLAs, says Manish Tewari
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab polls: Congress party's CM face should be chosen by elected MLAs, says Manish Tewari

India Today  

With less than 24 hours to go before the party’s declaration of its chief ministerial candidate in Punjab, senior Congress leader Manish Tewari has differed from his party by stating that the CM should be chosen by the elected MLAs. "I believe that in a Westminster-style democracy, it is the right of MLAs to choose the CM," he said, adding, …

Will accept Rahul Gandhi's decision on CM face in Punjab: Navjot Sidhu | Exclusive
2 years, 11 months ago

Will accept Rahul Gandhi's decision on CM face in Punjab: Navjot Sidhu | Exclusive

India Today  

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu said that he will accept Rahul Gandhi's decision regarding who should be made the Congress' chief ministerial face for the Punjab Assembly election. Earlier, Navjot Singh Sidhu had told India Today that the Congress can win 70 seats in Punjab if the party makes the right decision on …

'Will continue to serve Congress even if...': Sidhu to India TV ahead of CM face reveal for Punjab polls
2 years, 11 months ago

'Will continue to serve Congress even if...': Sidhu to India TV ahead of CM face reveal for Punjab polls

India TV News  

Highlights Punjab Congress Chief Sidhu said that he will continue to support Congress even if not made CM face. In an exclusive interview with India TV, Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Sidhu commented on this and said that he will continue to support the grand old party even if he isn't the CM face. Amid tensions over the state's top seat, …

Congress will announce its CM face for Punjab on February 6
2 years, 11 months ago

Congress will announce its CM face for Punjab on February 6

India Today  

The Congress will declare its chief ministerial face for Punjab on February 6 when former party chief Rahul Gandhi will visit the poll-bound state. Congress leader Harish Choudhary said that Rahul Gandhi will visit Punjab's Ludhiana on Sunday, February 6 and make the important announcement. Harish Choudhary said, "Rahul Gandhi will visit Ludhiana on February 6 and declare the Chief …

Rahul will declare Congress Punjab CM face at February 6 rally
2 years, 11 months ago

Rahul will declare Congress Punjab CM face at February 6 rally

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Under immense pressure from the state unit, the Congress high command is expected to soon name its chief ministerial candidate in Punjab. Meanwhile, campaigning in the state for the party remains hampered as infighting and factionalism have ensured that there is no joint campaigning by state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi. Mr …

Channi, Sidhu or someone else as CM face? Rahul Gandhi's Punjab problem
2 years, 11 months ago

Channi, Sidhu or someone else as CM face? Rahul Gandhi's Punjab problem

India Today  

Exactly a week ago, top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gave himself his Punjab problem. Launching his Punjab election campaign last Thursday, Rahul Gandhi promised to announce a chief ministerial face. Speaking before Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Sidhu said, “Take one week or 10 days but please take the people of Punjab out of this uncertainty …

Rahul Gandhi May Announce Punjab CM Candidate on February 6: Sources
2 years, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi May Announce Punjab CM Candidate on February 6: Sources

News 18  

The Congress is likely to declare its chief ministerial face for Punjab on February 6 when former party chief Rahul Gandhi will visit the poll-bound state, party sources said. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has already started consultations with party leaders and workers on the chief ministerial candidate. Over the past several weeks, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state …

Punjab polls: Not in CM race, hurt to have been rejected for being Hindu, says Congress's Sunil Jakhar
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab polls: Not in CM race, hurt to have been rejected for being Hindu, says Congress's Sunil Jakhar

India Today  

The race for chief ministerial candidate in Punjab Congress continued to create rift within the party on Tuesday. Congress leader Sunil Jakhar, who was ousted from the race earlier in the day, said that he was upset because he was rejected for being a Hindu. In an exclusive chat with India Today TV, Jakhar said that he was hurt that …

Punjab Election 2022: Will support Sidhu if Congress names him CM candidate, says CM Channi
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Election 2022: Will support Sidhu if Congress names him CM candidate, says CM Channi

India TV News  

Highlights Channi says he will back Sidhu if Congress names him as CM candidate Punjab CM is contesting the assembly polls from two seats Channi lashes out at AAP chief Kejriwal, calls him 'behrupiya' Punjab Election News: Amid intense campaigning for the upcoming assembly elections, the Congress seems to be looking for a balm for its headache of deciding on …

Punjab polls: Sukhbir Badal CM face of Shiromani Akali Dal, no question of alliance with BJP, says Parkash Singh
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab polls: Sukhbir Badal CM face of Shiromani Akali Dal, no question of alliance with BJP, says Parkash Singh

India Today  

Contesting the Punjab Assembly Election at 94, Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal said Sukhbir Singh Badal is the chief minister face of the party and there is no 'question of a post-poll alliance' with the BJP. Calling the Aam Aadmi Party an outsider, he said only the Akali Dal is fighting for the issues of Punjab. The AAP …

Congress high command wants people to decide its CM face for Punjab: Channi, Sidhu, or...
2 years, 11 months ago

Congress high command wants people to decide its CM face for Punjab: Channi, Sidhu, or...

India Today  

In a move similar to that of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress high command is seeking the people's opinion to decide its chief ministerial candidate in Punjab through IVR calls, party sources said. CM Charanjit Singh Channi's name has been placed at number one, followed by Navjot Sidhu’s. Earlier, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu had questioned the CM-face …

Punjab polls: Congress workers to pick CM face soon, says Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab polls: Congress workers to pick CM face soon, says Rahul Gandhi

Firstpost  

Addressing a virtual rally in Jalandhar, Rahul said Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state party president Navjot Singh Sidhu have assured him that whoever is chosen as the CM face the other will support him Jalandhar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the party will go into the Punjab Assembly polls with a CM face and the decision …

Who Will be Congress’ Punjab CM Pick? Party Workers Will Decide, Says Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 11 months ago

Who Will be Congress’ Punjab CM Pick? Party Workers Will Decide, Says Rahul Gandhi

News 18  

With both Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu eyeing the top job, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the chief ministerial face would be decided by the party workers soon. चन्नी जी, सिद्धू जी, पंजाब की जनता और कांग्रेस कार्यकर्ता चाहते हैं कि हम CM उम्मीदवार का नाम घोषित करें।मेरा वादा है …

Punjab polls: SAD fields Majithia against Sidhu in Amritsar East, Parkash Badal from Lambi
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab polls: SAD fields Majithia against Sidhu in Amritsar East, Parkash Badal from Lambi

Firstpost  

Sukhbir Badal also announced the candidature of his 94-year-old father and five-time Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal from Lambi assembly seat from where the SAD patriarch is the sitting legislator Chandigarh: SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday announced the candidature of senior party leader Bikram Singh Majithia from a second seat Amritsar East against Punjab Congress chief Navjot …

BSP Sold Out Dalit Interests to SAD, Says Punjab CM Charanjit Channi
2 years, 11 months ago

BSP Sold Out Dalit Interests to SAD, Says Punjab CM Charanjit Channi

News 18  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday said the Bahujan Samaj Party has sold out interests of the Dalits to the Shiromani Akali Dal, with which it has forged an alliance for next month's Assembly polls. The Punjab CM also said the party has no existence in the state and the BSP pawned off itself to the Shiromani Akali …

Why Congress, AAP are hesitating in declaring their Punjab CM faces
3 years ago

Why Congress, AAP are hesitating in declaring their Punjab CM faces

India Today  

The architecture of the 2022 Punjab Assembly election is entirely different from the past elections due to a variety of reasons including the crowded electoral space caused by the multi-cornered contests, political analysts in the state said. That is why the party high command has now decided to contest assembly polls under a collective leadership of Punjab Congress chief Navjot …

AAP Punjab CM face to be chosen by public voting on SMS, says Arvind Kejriwal
3 years ago

AAP Punjab CM face to be chosen by public voting on SMS, says Arvind Kejriwal

India Today  

Barely 24 hours after Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal said he would announce the party’s CM face in Punjab, it launched a phone number — 70748 70748 — for people to choose a candidate. The people can give us their choice by 5 pm, January 17.” This is the first time such a methodology is being used to identify …

Channi says Cong should declare Punjab CM face as such moves in past helped it reap poll gains
3 years ago

Channi says Cong should declare Punjab CM face as such moves in past helped it reap poll gains

India Today  

With polls in Punjab a month away, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi feels that the Congress should declare its chief ministerial candidate, pointing out that doing so in the past has favoured the party reap electoral gains. Channi's statement comes at a time when opposition parties have targeted the Congress, saying it has many chief ministerial aspirants including its state …

Punjab on brink of bankruptcy, people's trust has been broken: State Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu
3 years ago

Punjab on brink of bankruptcy, people's trust has been broken: State Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

India Today  

Ahead of the assembly election in Punjab, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu in an exclusive conversation with India Today claimed that Punjab was on the brink of bankruptcy and said that the people's trust had been broken. "Punjab's model says that we will not empty coffers," he said. On former CM and ex-Congress leader Capt Amarinder Singh launching a …

Real Chance of Win in Punjab, Registering Presence in Other States: Will 2022 Be AAP's Breakthrough Year?
3 years ago

Real Chance of Win in Punjab, Registering Presence in Other States: Will 2022 Be AAP's Breakthrough Year?

News 18  

For the Aam Aadmi Party, 2022 promises to be the breakthrough year when it can finally cross the hump of being a ‘Delhi-centric’ regional outfit and spread its wings in the five election-bound states of Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and, later in the year, also Gujarat. The style sheet of the campaign is the same: the electioneering in Punjab, …

SAD will defeat every other party in Punjab polls: Sukhbir Singh Badal
3 years ago

SAD will defeat every other party in Punjab polls: Sukhbir Singh Badal

India TV News  

Highlights SAD will defeat the BJP, the AAP and the Congress in the 2022 Punjab polls, Badal said. Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday exuded confidence that his party will defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. Taking on Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi …

SAD-BSP alliance will form next government in Punjab: Mayawati
3 years, 1 month ago

SAD-BSP alliance will form next government in Punjab: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has claimed that the Shiromani Akali Dal -BSP alliance will form a majority government in Punjab under the leadership of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal. She also said the Congress and other political parties will be wiped out in the Punjab assembly election due early next year. Addressing a press conference at her residence in …

SAD-BSP alliance will form next govt in Punjab: Maya
3 years, 1 month ago

SAD-BSP alliance will form next govt in Punjab: Maya

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has claimed that the Shiromani Akali Dal -BSP alliance will form a majority government in Punjab under the leadership of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal. She also said the Congress and other political parties will be wiped out in the Punjab assembly election scheduled to be held early next year. Congress, other parties will be …

BSP to field candidates on 20 assembly seats in Punjab
3 years, 1 month ago

BSP to field candidates on 20 assembly seats in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Bahujan Samaj Party, along with alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal, will soon launch the campaign for the Punjab assembly elections. Mayawati said the BSP- SAD alliance will free Punjab “from the misrule of the Congress party with victory in the 2022 assembly election.” BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra began his three-day visit to the poll-bound Punjab …

Will appoint a deputy CM from BSP if Akali Dal voted to power in Punjab: Sukhbir Singh Badal
3 years, 1 month ago

Will appoint a deputy CM from BSP if Akali Dal voted to power in Punjab: Sukhbir Singh Badal

India Today  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said if the SAD-BSP alliance forms the next government in Punjab, one of the two deputy chief ministers will be from the Mayawati-led party. READ: Fractured but most sought after: The story of Punjab’s Dalits this election season "I have announced that one of the deputy chief ministers will be from …

Sidhu Challenge for Congress Not Us, No Going Back to the NDA, Says Sukhbir Badal - News18
3 years, 1 month ago

Sidhu Challenge for Congress Not Us, No Going Back to the NDA, Says Sukhbir Badal - News18

News 18  

With few months left for Punjab elections 2022, focus has mainly been on hectic developments in the Congress, poll promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party and how the BJP plans to move vis-à-vis former chief minister Amarinder Singh. Odds have been stacked against the Shiromani Akali Dal, but its leader and former deputy CM Sukhbir Badal insists that a …

​AWOL for a Month, Will Bhagwant Mann's Silent Treatment Force Kejriwal to Declare Him AAP's CM Face?
3 years, 3 months ago

​AWOL for a Month, Will Bhagwant Mann's Silent Treatment Force Kejriwal to Declare Him AAP's CM Face?

News 18  

Make me the chief ministerial face or I will continue to sulk in silence. News18 learnt that Mann was in Sangrur till September 8 when hundreds of AAP volunteers from across the state came to meet him with the demand that he be declared as the CM face. In the meantime, at least 5-6 AAP MLAs have gone public saying …

Congress Hits Back at Mayawati's Dig on Channi: 'Dare You to Declare Dalit CM Candidate in Punjab'
3 years, 3 months ago

Congress Hits Back at Mayawati's Dig on Channi: 'Dare You to Declare Dalit CM Candidate in Punjab'

News 18  

After criticism from BSP supremo Mayawati over the appointment of a Dalit Chief Minister, the Congress has thrown a challenge to Mayawati to declare a Dalit Chief Minister candidate in Punjab. Congress Chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala to a question responded, “we respect Mayawati as an elder and senior leader but request her to announce Dalit Chief Minister candidate in Punjab …

Priyanka Gandhi to decide if she wants to be CM candidate in UP elections: Salman Khurshid
3 years, 3 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi to decide if she wants to be CM candidate in UP elections: Salman Khurshid

India TV News  

Former Union Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid said that party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will decide whether she wants to be the chief ministerial candidate or not. Ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Khurshid asserted that the Congress Party will fight the UP polls under Priyanka's leadership. "Congress would contest the UP assembly polls under party …

Punjab AAP Not Remote-Controlled by Delhi, Says Harpal Cheema, Clears Air on CM Face Amid Dissent
3 years, 4 months ago

Punjab AAP Not Remote-Controlled by Delhi, Says Harpal Cheema, Clears Air on CM Face Amid Dissent

News 18  

In 2017, they had a strong start on their debut run but faltered at the finishing line. In the last four-and-a-half years, the AAP has witnessed some turbulent times, grappling with factionalism and absence of a strong local leadership. News18 caught up with Leader of Opposition and senior AAP leader Harpal Cheema on how Punjab AAP can shed the image …

AAP in Dilemma Over CM Face for Punjab as Bhagwant Mann Digs Heels In
3 years, 4 months ago

AAP in Dilemma Over CM Face for Punjab as Bhagwant Mann Digs Heels In

News 18  

Aam Aadmi Party’s search for a chief ministerial candidate for 2022 Punjab assembly polls is likely to intensify as its state president and two-time MP Bhagwant Mann has staked claim for the top post. Party chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who had already clarified on the party’s commitment to project a Sikh face as the CM candidate, in his …

SAD-BSP Alliance Will Have Two Hindu, Dalit Deputy CMs If Voted To Power, Sukhbir Badal Says
3 years, 5 months ago

SAD-BSP Alliance Will Have Two Hindu, Dalit Deputy CMs If Voted To Power, Sukhbir Badal Says

News 18  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal announced on Thursday that the SAD-BSP alliance would have two deputy chief ministers – one as Dalit and other from the Hindu community of Punjab if elected to power. The move would lead to a “government that will truly represent the composite Punjabi culture and Punjabi unity”, said Badal at the party’s core committee …

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