Amritsar Election 2014

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  Punjab Elections 2017: The Many Faces Of Navjot Singh Sidhu In 10 Points

  Navjot Singh Sidhu spent months in negotiations with the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress before deciding on the latter as his next political posting. He joined in January and has since been a star campaigner for his new party, drawing mega crowds. Mr Sidhu was a BJP member of Parliament from Amritsar in Punjab for ten years before the party decide...

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  Navjot Singh Sidhu Says Joining Congress 'My Ghar Wapasi'

  Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu declared himself a "born Congressman" after formally joining the party following weeks of negotiations ahead of the Punjab election next month. He is set to contest the February 4 Punjab assembly polls from Amritsar East, a part of the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency that he represented from 2004 to 20...

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  Sidhu, Ex BJP Now, Had Attacked Arvind Kejriwal. Bygones?

  For years, Navjot Singh Sidhu has made no secret of his distaste for the Akali leaders who head the Punjab government, accusing them of holding back funds to keep him from being an effective leader in his stronghold of Amritsar.

• Election Results 2014: Sonia Gandhi Should Continue to Lead Congress for Some Time, Says Amarinder Singh

  Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said Congress President Sonia Gandhi should continue to lead the party for some time.

• Election Results 2014: Arun Jaitley Fails to Ride 'Modi Wave', Loses in Amritsar

  Mr Jaitley is very close to Narendra Modi, the man who will be India's next Prime Minister, and is expected to be an important minister in his cabinet.

• Navjot Singh Sidhu would have been a tougher contestant: Amarinder Singh

  Congress' Amarinder Singh today said that Navjot Singh Sidhu would have been a tougher contestant from Amritsar than BJP leader Arun Jaitley whom he dismissed as a "nominal candidate".

• Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab: the X-factor?

  With all the high profile battles of Punjab - whether it's the Arun Jaitley vs Captain Amarinder Singh contest in Amritsar, Harsimrat Kaur Badal vs Manpreet Singh Badal fight in Bhatinda or Pratap Singh Bajwa vs. Vinod Khanna faceoff in Gurdaspur - hogging all the attention, could the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerge as the X-factor?

• Arun Jaitley blogs on Amarinder Singh's remarks on Jagdish Tytler

  Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who is running for Parliament from Amritsar against Congress' Captain Amarinder Singh, in his blog today hit out at the Congress leader for giving a clean chit to Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

• Am not a court, but Tytler was not involved in 1984 riots: Amarinder Singh

  BJP leaders in Amritsar cancelled a scheduled press conference on Sunday to protest against Congress' Amritsar candidate Captain Amarinder Singh's remarks giving a clean chit to Jagdish Tytler, the Congress leader accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

• Akalis now seeking to 'legalise' drug trade in Punjab: Amarinder Singh

  After accusing them of spreading the scourge of drug addiction across Punjab, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today alleged that ruling Akalis were now seeking to "legalise" this trade.

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  Prime Minister must be a leader and not just a reader: Arun Jaitley

  A day after the PMO sought to counter the perception that Manmohan Singh has been "weak" in his tenure, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today taking potshots at him said the Prime Minister "walked on snow, but did not leave any footprints".

• The Captain's Knock: 'Jaitley arrogant, will send him packing'

  In a no holds barred interview to NDTV, Congress candidate from Amritsar, Amarinder Singh, says he will sweep the polls and "send Arun Jaitley packing to Delhi."

• If Patiala peg is the definition of being a true Punjabi, then I am not: Arun Jaitley to NDTV

  The Buck Stops Here travels to Amritsar, where BJP's Arun Jaitley is pitted against Congress' Amarinder Singh. Mr Jaitley responds to Captain Amarinder's 'outsider' charge with a Patiala peg swipe. He says if the measure of being a Punjabi is a Patiala peg, then he is happy being an outsider.

• 253 candidates in fray for Punjab Lok Sabha polls

  A total of 253 candidates remain in the electoral battle for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, an election official said on Saturday.

• BJP would have accused Lord Ram of running away: Arvind Kejriwal

  Arvind Kejriwal, the chief of the Aam Aadmi Party, hit out at the BJP today for mocking his exit after 49 days as Delhi chief minister, by using the analogy of Hindu Lord Ram's exile.