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"People At Top Want Weak Chief Minister": Navjot Sidhu

Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday February 04, 2022, Chandigarh

Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's Sunday reveal on the Congress's Chief Minister candidate for Punjab, one of the top two contenders, Navjot Singh Sidhu, has commented that "people at the top" want a weak Chief Minister who can dance to their tunes.

On Congress's Chief Minister Face For Punjab, Arvind Kejriwal's Poser

Reported by Mohammed Ghazali | Thursday February 03, 2022, Chandigarh

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has a query for the Congress as the party takes a page out of Aam Aadmi Party's book and seeks public opinion on its Chief Ministerial candidate.

People In Punjab Want AAP To Form Next Government In State: Bhagwant Mann

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 03, 2022, Dhuri

People of Punjab are tired of giving chances to the Congress and the SAD for the last 44 years and now want the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to be in the saddle, says the party's chief ministerial face Bhagwant Mann.

Rahul Gandhi To Declare Punjab Chief Minister Candidate On Sunday: Sources

Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday February 03, 2022

Punjab elections 2022: The Congress will announce its chief ministerial candidate in Punjab on Sunday, sources have said. Rahul Gandhi will visit Ludhiana on Sunday.

CS Channi On Congress Uttarakhand Star Campaigner List, No Navjot Sidhu

Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday February 02, 2022, New Delhi

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is one of the star campaigners for Uttarakhand, the Congress revealed today in a list that names 30 party leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi.

BJP MP's Sardar Patel Comparison Amid Punjab Congress Leadership Tussle

Asian News International | Wednesday February 02, 2022, New Delhi

Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi on Wednesday slammed Congress for not backing the party's former Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar over support among MLAs during the change of leadership and compared his situation wit

"Double Engine? Your Engine Is Smoking," Navjot Sidhu Taunts Captain

Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday February 02, 2022, Chandigarh

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's badminton match challenge to former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh isamong the many dares Punjab political leaders are throwing at each other two weeks before the state goes to polls.

Ahead Of Punjab Polls, Poll Body Seizes Valuables Worth Rs 310 Crore

Asian News International | Tuesday February 01, 2022, Chandigarh (Punjab)

After the Model Code of Conduct came into force in the state for Vidhan Sabha elections, various enforcement teams have seized valuables worth Rs 310.89 crore in violation of poll ethics till January 31, 2022, said a press release.

Akali's Majithia Takes Up Navjot Sidhu Challenge. Will Contest One Seat

Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday February 01, 2022

Akali Dal leader Bikram Majithia, who has been at the centre of controversy over a drugs case, has taken up rival Navjot Singh Sidhu's challenge to contest just one seat in Punjab polls. He will now fight Mr Sidhu from East Amritsar.

Charanjit Channi Asks People To Ensure His Victory From Chamkaur Sahib

Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 01, 2022, Chandigarh

Punjab Chief Minister and Congress candidate Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday asked people of his constituency Chamkaur Sahib to make him win with a margin of at least 50,000 votes in the February 20 state assembly polls.

Punjab Elections: Congress Leader Jagmohan Singh Kang Joins Aam Aadmi Party

Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 01, 2022, Chandigarh

Upset over denial of party ticket from the Kharar Assembly segment, senior Congress leader and former Punjab minister Jagmohan Singh Kang today joined the Aam Aadmi Party.

Dalit In A Private Jet: AAP Shades CS Channi In New Constituency

Reported by Mohammed Ghazali | Monday January 31, 2022, Chandigarh/ New Delhi

Three hours from Chandigarh, in the region of Malwa, Chief Minister CS Channi officially began his run today as the candidate from Bhadaur.

Punjab Polls: Amarinder Singh Predicts "Abysmal" Defeat For Navjot Sidhu

Press Trust of India | Monday January 31, 2022, Patiala

Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh today predicted an "abysmal" defeat for Navjot Singh Sidhu from Amritsar East, saying the Punjab Congress chief won from this seat in the past only with the support of the BJP.

PM Modi Meets Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Ahead Of Punjab Assembly Elections

Press Trust of India | Monday January 31, 2022, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) chief Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and hailed his "passion for Punjab's progress".

Akali's Parkash Badal, 94, Is India's Oldest Candidate To Fight Elections

Press Trust of India | Monday January 31, 2022, Chandigarh

Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal (94) became the country's oldest candidate to fight elections as he filed his nomination papers from Lambi on Monday.