Contesting the Lok Sabha polls on its own after 1996 with focus on Hindu factors and Modi “magic”, the Bharatiya Janata Party has ended up with a duck in Punjab. The saffron party increased its vote share almost 12% more as compared to the previous 2022 assembly polls when it contested without its traditional alliance partner SAD and bagged 6.6% …
Chandigarh : The Congress, which has declared candidates for the 12 Lok Sabha seats of the total 13 in Punjab, is adopting a wait-and-watch policy for Ferozepur seat. A tussle between state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar and former minister Rana Gurmeet Sodhi — both former Congressmen — has delayed the declaration of saffron party candidates from Ferozepur, people familiar with …
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said that the Badals have always used religion for their vested interests, especially during times of crisis. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann addresses the crowd during the road show in support of Aam Aadmi Party candidate Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar for the Lok Sabha Polls, in Ferozepur on Saturday. Apart from Moga, Mann also held …
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday announced the names of party candidates for the remaining four Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, replacing its turncoat MP, who left the party high and dry by defecting to the Bharatiya Janata Party, with another turncoat in Jalandhar and fielding three sitting MLAs from Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, and Ferozepur. AAP has fielded two-time former MLA …