Akali-bjp Government In Punjab

A lookout notice has been issued against Bikram Singh Majithia, a minister in Punjab's erstwhile Akali-BJP government, who was named in a police case over drug trafficking in the state yesterday.

Despite the anti-incumbency sentiment, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal is extremely confident of an Akali-BJP victory as Punjab votes today. He said the margin will be even bigger than last time when the Akali-BJP combine had formed the government for the second time consecutively. For years, Punjab had alternated between the Akali Dal and the ...

Punjab votes on Saturday. The legislature in one of India's richest states has 117 seats, which means that to form the government, a party needs 59 seats. The contest is between the incumbent Akali Dal-BJP coalition, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party or AAP, and the Congress. Allowing for the usual health warnings on election forecasts, the Congress...

Describing the central government's performance since coming to power in 2014 as "very good", union minister Arun Jaitley today said the SAD-BJP alliance will contest the 2017 Punjab Assembly polls "on the basis of performance and achievements of both the Narendra Modi and the Parkash Singh Badal-led governments".

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today condemned the spate of "sacrilege" incidents in the state and accused the ruling SAD-BJP government of "polarising" it ahead of the 2017 Assembly elections.

Punjab's ruling allies, the BJP and the Akali Dal, have called truce over the yoga day celebrations. The Akali Dal's decision came after PM Modi cancelled his proposed visit to the holy city of Anandpur Sahib. Sources said the cancellation had irked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The government changed its mind after the BJP's conciliatory ...

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today directed the officials of the state government to make all-out efforts towards smooth, timely and hassle-free procurement of grains from farmers during the ongoing procurement season.

The Congress scrambled to defend Rahul Gandhi's controversial statement yesterday that seven out of 10 young people in Punjab are addicted to drugs, demanding an apology from the Akali-BJP government for attacking him.

A lookout notice has been issued against Bikram Singh Majithia, a minister in Punjab's erstwhile Akali-BJP government, who was named in a police case over drug trafficking in the state yesterday.

Despite the anti-incumbency sentiment, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal is extremely confident of an Akali-BJP victory as Punjab votes today. He said the margin will be even bigger than last time when the Akali-BJP combine had formed the government for the second time consecutively. For years, Punjab had alternated between the Akali Dal and the ...

Punjab votes on Saturday. The legislature in one of India's richest states has 117 seats, which means that to form the government, a party needs 59 seats. The contest is between the incumbent Akali Dal-BJP coalition, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party or AAP, and the Congress. Allowing for the usual health warnings on election forecasts, the Congress...

Describing the central government's performance since coming to power in 2014 as "very good", union minister Arun Jaitley today said the SAD-BJP alliance will contest the 2017 Punjab Assembly polls "on the basis of performance and achievements of both the Narendra Modi and the Parkash Singh Badal-led governments".

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today condemned the spate of "sacrilege" incidents in the state and accused the ruling SAD-BJP government of "polarising" it ahead of the 2017 Assembly elections.

Punjab's ruling allies, the BJP and the Akali Dal, have called truce over the yoga day celebrations. The Akali Dal's decision came after PM Modi cancelled his proposed visit to the holy city of Anandpur Sahib. Sources said the cancellation had irked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The government changed its mind after the BJP's conciliatory ...

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today directed the officials of the state government to make all-out efforts towards smooth, timely and hassle-free procurement of grains from farmers during the ongoing procurement season.

The Congress scrambled to defend Rahul Gandhi's controversial statement yesterday that seven out of 10 young people in Punjab are addicted to drugs, demanding an apology from the Akali-BJP government for attacking him.