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Sonia Gandhi Conceded "Shielding" Amarinder Singh Was Mistake: Sources
At the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Sunday, party chief Sonia Gandhi said that shielding former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh despite a growing pushback against him within the party's state unit was a "mistake", sources have to
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Congress Elections May Be Advanced At Meet Today After Poll Disaster
The Congress's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee or CWC, will meet at 4 pm today, three days after a huge defeat in state polls, and is likely to advance internal elections scheduled in September amid renewed questions about
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No MLA's Son Will Get Chairmanship, Will Resign If It Happens: Navjot Sidhu
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said if he continues to be PCC chief, no MLA's son will get chairmanship, adding that he will resign if it happens.
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Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi Forms Campaign, Manifesto Panels For Punjab
The Congress on Tuesday formed a manifesto committee headed by party MP Partap Singh Bajwa and a Sunil Jakhar-led campaign panel for the February 14 Punjab assembly polls.
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PM Security Breach To Be Probed By Supreme Court-Appointed Panel: 10 Facts
A high-level committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge will investigate the breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security in Punjab that has snowballed into a major political issue in the run-up to the state polls.
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Congress Poll Panel Meets To Finalise Candidates For Punjab Elections
Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting, chaired by party president Sonia Gandhi, is underway to finalise the first list of candidates for Punjab assembly polls, said a source.
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In Blow To Navjot Sidhu, Congress Won't Announce Chief Ministerial Face In Punjab
Sunil Jakhar, Chairman of the campaign committee of Punjab Congress, told news agency ANI that the party will contest under a "joint leadership".
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"For First Time...": Navjot Sidhu On Congress Move For Punjab Polls
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu today shared application forms for the selection of candidates for polls in the state early next year, flagging one "historic" step.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu Made Chairman Of Congress Punjab Election Panel
The Congress has appointed the party's Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu as chairman of the state Election Committee.
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Amid Mess, Congress's Harish Rawat Asks To Be Relieved From Punjab Role
Citing next year's assembly elections in Uttarakhand where he is the Congress's campaign committee chairman, Harish Rawat has sought to be relieved as the in-charge of party affairs in Punjab.
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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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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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Amarinder Singh To Raise Gurdwara Body's Poll Delay Issue With Centre
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said people have the right to early polls of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, hours after he was authorised by the State Assembly to take up with the Centre the issue of delay in elections of the supreme body controlling gurdwaras. The SGPC elections are pending since 2016.
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Rahul Gandhi Forms Congress Committees In States Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will lead the Congress's poll campaign in Punjab and former chief minister Digambar Kamat will lead it in Goa in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Rahul Gandhi Files Nomination For Congress President, Is Sole Nominee: Highlights
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination to take over as the next Congress President at the party headquarters in Delhi today. Top leaders of the Congress party were present as over 90 sets of nomination papers were filed to support Rahul Gandhi's candidature. Once elected, he will take over as Congress President from his mother an...
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Sonia Gandhi Conceded "Shielding" Amarinder Singh Was Mistake: Sources
At the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Sunday, party chief Sonia Gandhi said that shielding former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh despite a growing pushback against him within the party's state unit was a "mistake", sources have to
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Congress Elections May Be Advanced At Meet Today After Poll Disaster
The Congress's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee or CWC, will meet at 4 pm today, three days after a huge defeat in state polls, and is likely to advance internal elections scheduled in September amid renewed questions about
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No MLA's Son Will Get Chairmanship, Will Resign If It Happens: Navjot Sidhu
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said if he continues to be PCC chief, no MLA's son will get chairmanship, adding that he will resign if it happens.
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Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi Forms Campaign, Manifesto Panels For Punjab
The Congress on Tuesday formed a manifesto committee headed by party MP Partap Singh Bajwa and a Sunil Jakhar-led campaign panel for the February 14 Punjab assembly polls.
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PM Security Breach To Be Probed By Supreme Court-Appointed Panel: 10 Facts
A high-level committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge will investigate the breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security in Punjab that has snowballed into a major political issue in the run-up to the state polls.
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Congress Poll Panel Meets To Finalise Candidates For Punjab Elections
Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting, chaired by party president Sonia Gandhi, is underway to finalise the first list of candidates for Punjab assembly polls, said a source.
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In Blow To Navjot Sidhu, Congress Won't Announce Chief Ministerial Face In Punjab
Sunil Jakhar, Chairman of the campaign committee of Punjab Congress, told news agency ANI that the party will contest under a "joint leadership".
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"For First Time...": Navjot Sidhu On Congress Move For Punjab Polls
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu today shared application forms for the selection of candidates for polls in the state early next year, flagging one "historic" step.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu Made Chairman Of Congress Punjab Election Panel
The Congress has appointed the party's Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu as chairman of the state Election Committee.
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Amid Mess, Congress's Harish Rawat Asks To Be Relieved From Punjab Role
Citing next year's assembly elections in Uttarakhand where he is the Congress's campaign committee chairman, Harish Rawat has sought to be relieved as the in-charge of party affairs in Punjab.
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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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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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Amarinder Singh To Raise Gurdwara Body's Poll Delay Issue With Centre
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said people have the right to early polls of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, hours after he was authorised by the State Assembly to take up with the Centre the issue of delay in elections of the supreme body controlling gurdwaras. The SGPC elections are pending since 2016.
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Rahul Gandhi Forms Congress Committees In States Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will lead the Congress's poll campaign in Punjab and former chief minister Digambar Kamat will lead it in Goa in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Rahul Gandhi Files Nomination For Congress President, Is Sole Nominee: Highlights
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination to take over as the next Congress President at the party headquarters in Delhi today. Top leaders of the Congress party were present as over 90 sets of nomination papers were filed to support Rahul Gandhi's candidature. Once elected, he will take over as Congress President from his mother an...
