Trust Vote In Punjab Assembly

The Punjab Assembly has made a correction in its record pertaining to October 3 voting on confidence motion moved by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, following representation by SAD and BSP legislators.

The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab won the trust vote in the assembly on Monday, even as the Congress members staged a walkout. "Operation Lotus defeated in Punjab," said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday gave his nod to convene the House on September 27 after days of squabble between the Raj Bhavan and AAP government over holding a session of the state assembly.

The Aam Aadmi Party versus Governor tussle in Punjab over a possible trust vote reached the next level today. Governor Banwarilal Purohit has asked for the agenda of a second special assembly session proposed by the cabinet.

AAP legislators tried to march from the Vidhan Sabha to Governor's residence, while BJP tried to march to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence

Pakistan's Punjab Assembly has passed a resolution with a majority vote against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking his trial under treason charges for consulting his 'fugitive' brother Nawaz Sharif in London on appointing the new army chief.

Polling was by and large peaceful in the bypolls for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats spread across five states and Delhi on Thursday barring an incident of stabbing of a policeman in Tripura, where polling was the highest at 76.62 per cent.

Political parties were bracing for the assembly election results on Thursday in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and politically volatile Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, sending out feelers for possible post-poll tie-ups.

The stage is set for counting of votes on Thursday for 117 assembly seats in Punjab where the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has emerged as a major contender while the Congress is seeking to retain power in the multi-cornered contest.

Supreme Court refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking verification of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) before the counting of votes in five states.

With Punjab going to polls on Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged people of the state to vote for the one who supports them and answers fearlessly.

Congress MP Preneet Kaur on Saturday attending a meeting of the BJP here and sought votes for her husband Amarinder Singh in the Punjab assembly polls.

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.

The ECI decision to defer the polling date in Punjab by six days to facilitate the celebration of Guru Ravidas Jayanti by his devotees on February 16 shows how crucial are Dalit votes for various political parties in the state.

AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday promised to end the transport mafia in Punjab and resolve all issues of the transport sector if his party is voted to power after the 2022 state assembly polls.

The Punjab Assembly has made a correction in its record pertaining to October 3 voting on confidence motion moved by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, following representation by SAD and BSP legislators.

The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab won the trust vote in the assembly on Monday, even as the Congress members staged a walkout. "Operation Lotus defeated in Punjab," said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday gave his nod to convene the House on September 27 after days of squabble between the Raj Bhavan and AAP government over holding a session of the state assembly.

The Aam Aadmi Party versus Governor tussle in Punjab over a possible trust vote reached the next level today. Governor Banwarilal Purohit has asked for the agenda of a second special assembly session proposed by the cabinet.

AAP legislators tried to march from the Vidhan Sabha to Governor's residence, while BJP tried to march to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence

Pakistan's Punjab Assembly has passed a resolution with a majority vote against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking his trial under treason charges for consulting his 'fugitive' brother Nawaz Sharif in London on appointing the new army chief.

Polling was by and large peaceful in the bypolls for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats spread across five states and Delhi on Thursday barring an incident of stabbing of a policeman in Tripura, where polling was the highest at 76.62 per cent.

Political parties were bracing for the assembly election results on Thursday in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and politically volatile Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, sending out feelers for possible post-poll tie-ups.

The stage is set for counting of votes on Thursday for 117 assembly seats in Punjab where the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has emerged as a major contender while the Congress is seeking to retain power in the multi-cornered contest.

Supreme Court refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking verification of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) before the counting of votes in five states.

With Punjab going to polls on Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged people of the state to vote for the one who supports them and answers fearlessly.

Congress MP Preneet Kaur on Saturday attending a meeting of the BJP here and sought votes for her husband Amarinder Singh in the Punjab assembly polls.

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.

The ECI decision to defer the polling date in Punjab by six days to facilitate the celebration of Guru Ravidas Jayanti by his devotees on February 16 shows how crucial are Dalit votes for various political parties in the state.

AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday promised to end the transport mafia in Punjab and resolve all issues of the transport sector if his party is voted to power after the 2022 state assembly polls.