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Opinion | Road to 2024: Will Phase 7 Be The Decider? What Numbers Say
This was one of the tougher phases for the BJP in 2019 as it could win just 44% of the seats on offer.
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Ludhiana, Amritsar, Gurdaspur: Key Seats To Watch Out For In Punjab For Lok Sabha Polls
The Congress won eight of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab in 2019, leaving the remaining five to the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal and Aam Aadmi Party.
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Punjab By-Election 2019: Voting Begins For Bypolls To Four Assembly Seats
Polling for the bypolls to four assembly seats in Punjab began on Monday morning.
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BJP, Congress Battle In Phagwara Assembly Bypoll
The Phagwara reserved assembly constituency is all set to witness an intense election battle between the Congress and the BJP on October 21.
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AAP Announces Candidates For Punjab Assembly Bypolls
The main opposition Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday announced names of its candidates for the upcoming bypoll to four assembly seats in Punjab.
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51 Of 56 Union Ministers In New Central Government Are Crorepatis
Out of the 56 ministers in the newly formed Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 51 are crorepatis, with Harsimrat Kaur Badal -- Shiromani Akali Dal lawmaker from Bathinda in Punjab -- being the richest with assets over Rs 217 crore, according to National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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"Being Singled Out Over Poll Losses": Navjot Sidhu Hits Back At Amarinder Singh
A week after Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh accused cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu of shirking his responsibilities and making controversial remarks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the cricketer-turned politician today struck back by claiming that he was being unfairly "singled out" for the party's poor performance in the sta...
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"Dalits Kept Away Over Quota Fears": Akali Dal's Analysis Of Punjab Loss
The Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday seemed to pass the buck to the BJP for the alliance's poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections, with the party concluding at a core committee meeting in Chandigarh that Punjab's Dalit voters gravitated towards other parties for fear that the Narendra Modi government may scrap the reservation system if it return...
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Punjab Congress Chief Who Lost To Sunny Deol Joins 'I Resign' List
Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, who lost the Gurdaspur seat to actor-politician Sunny Deol, has stepped down from his post - the latest in a string of several state unit chiefs to resign over the Congress's crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.
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Congress Salvages Punjab, Amarinder Singh-Navjot Sidhu Battle Rages On
A day after its traumatic defeat to the BJP, the Congress has been called upon to firefight in Punjab. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh -- who delivered the party's only decisive victory in a state -- has contacted the senior leadership of the party, demanding a change in Navjot Singh Sidhu's portfolio. Mr Singh is attending tomorrow's meeting of the...
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"Catch Train At Churchgate...": Search For Congress MPs Has Twitter In Splits
A tweet by a BJP legislator from Gujarat that made fun of the Congress losing territory after territory to the BJP received thousands of 'likes' and was re-tweeted as many times for painting a picture of what India's map looks like for the Congress.
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Election Results 2019: Harsimrat Kaur Badal Wins From Bathinda In Punjab
A two-time parliamentarian and a member of a family that traces its lineage to 18th century royalty, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal was among the high-profile Lok Sabha candidates from Punjab in this election.
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Lok Sabha Elections: Amarinder Singh Blames Navjot Sidhu-Pak Army Chief Hug For Punjab Losses
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday claimed that cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu's remarks on Pakistan and the ongoing investigation into the Guru Granth Sahib desecration may have affected the party's performance in urban areas of the state, especially Bathinda. He said he will raise the issue with the Congress high comm...
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Dharmendra Tweets Congratulations To Son, "Dharti Puttra" Sunny Deol
Election Result 2019: Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra today congratulated his son, Sunny Deol, after he emerged as the frontrunner from Punjab's Gurdaspur contesting on a BJP ticket.
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Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: From Amethi To Bhopal, The Ten Most Intense Battles On Counting Day
The Narendra Modi-led BJP looked set to return to power with an overwhelming mandate as the results of the Lok Sabha elections trickled in on Thursday. Riding on a wave of nationalism spurred by the February 26 Balakot air strikes, the party made deep inroads into West Bengal and put to rest speculations that its influence was on the wane in northe...
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Opinion | Road to 2024: Will Phase 7 Be The Decider? What Numbers Say
This was one of the tougher phases for the BJP in 2019 as it could win just 44% of the seats on offer.
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Ludhiana, Amritsar, Gurdaspur: Key Seats To Watch Out For In Punjab For Lok Sabha Polls
The Congress won eight of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab in 2019, leaving the remaining five to the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal and Aam Aadmi Party.
-
Punjab By-Election 2019: Voting Begins For Bypolls To Four Assembly Seats
Polling for the bypolls to four assembly seats in Punjab began on Monday morning.
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BJP, Congress Battle In Phagwara Assembly Bypoll
The Phagwara reserved assembly constituency is all set to witness an intense election battle between the Congress and the BJP on October 21.
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AAP Announces Candidates For Punjab Assembly Bypolls
The main opposition Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday announced names of its candidates for the upcoming bypoll to four assembly seats in Punjab.
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51 Of 56 Union Ministers In New Central Government Are Crorepatis
Out of the 56 ministers in the newly formed Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 51 are crorepatis, with Harsimrat Kaur Badal -- Shiromani Akali Dal lawmaker from Bathinda in Punjab -- being the richest with assets over Rs 217 crore, according to National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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"Being Singled Out Over Poll Losses": Navjot Sidhu Hits Back At Amarinder Singh
A week after Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh accused cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu of shirking his responsibilities and making controversial remarks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the cricketer-turned politician today struck back by claiming that he was being unfairly "singled out" for the party's poor performance in the sta...
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"Dalits Kept Away Over Quota Fears": Akali Dal's Analysis Of Punjab Loss
The Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday seemed to pass the buck to the BJP for the alliance's poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections, with the party concluding at a core committee meeting in Chandigarh that Punjab's Dalit voters gravitated towards other parties for fear that the Narendra Modi government may scrap the reservation system if it return...
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Punjab Congress Chief Who Lost To Sunny Deol Joins 'I Resign' List
Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, who lost the Gurdaspur seat to actor-politician Sunny Deol, has stepped down from his post - the latest in a string of several state unit chiefs to resign over the Congress's crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.
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Congress Salvages Punjab, Amarinder Singh-Navjot Sidhu Battle Rages On
A day after its traumatic defeat to the BJP, the Congress has been called upon to firefight in Punjab. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh -- who delivered the party's only decisive victory in a state -- has contacted the senior leadership of the party, demanding a change in Navjot Singh Sidhu's portfolio. Mr Singh is attending tomorrow's meeting of the...
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"Catch Train At Churchgate...": Search For Congress MPs Has Twitter In Splits
A tweet by a BJP legislator from Gujarat that made fun of the Congress losing territory after territory to the BJP received thousands of 'likes' and was re-tweeted as many times for painting a picture of what India's map looks like for the Congress.
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Election Results 2019: Harsimrat Kaur Badal Wins From Bathinda In Punjab
A two-time parliamentarian and a member of a family that traces its lineage to 18th century royalty, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal was among the high-profile Lok Sabha candidates from Punjab in this election.
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Lok Sabha Elections: Amarinder Singh Blames Navjot Sidhu-Pak Army Chief Hug For Punjab Losses
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday claimed that cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu's remarks on Pakistan and the ongoing investigation into the Guru Granth Sahib desecration may have affected the party's performance in urban areas of the state, especially Bathinda. He said he will raise the issue with the Congress high comm...
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Dharmendra Tweets Congratulations To Son, "Dharti Puttra" Sunny Deol
Election Result 2019: Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra today congratulated his son, Sunny Deol, after he emerged as the frontrunner from Punjab's Gurdaspur contesting on a BJP ticket.
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Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: From Amethi To Bhopal, The Ten Most Intense Battles On Counting Day
The Narendra Modi-led BJP looked set to return to power with an overwhelming mandate as the results of the Lok Sabha elections trickled in on Thursday. Riding on a wave of nationalism spurred by the February 26 Balakot air strikes, the party made deep inroads into West Bengal and put to rest speculations that its influence was on the wane in northe...
