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State chief Sunil Jakhar, ex-minister Rana Gurmeet Sodhi tussle delays BJP's final list for Punjab

Chandigarh, May 3 -- A Tussle between state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar and ex-minister Rana Gurmeet Sodhi has delayed the declaration of the party's candidates for four Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, a senior... Read More


Over 10 cases pending against Amritpal in Punjab

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Over a dozen cases are registered in the state against Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in Dibrugarh jail (Assam) along with his nine aides under the ... Read More


Punjab IAS officer Parampal Kaur's BJP entry runs into row, Mann says govt has not accepted her resignation

Chandigarh, April 12 -- Punjab IAS officer Parampal Kaur Sidhu's entry into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday ran into a controversy after chief minister Bhagwant Mann said the state govern... Read More


Former Punjab DGP Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota likely to take the political plunge

Chandigarh, April 11 -- Former director general of police (DGP) Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota may take the political plunge in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, with some insiders suggesting that the Bh... Read More


BJP delays second Punjab Lok Sabha candidate list, eyes more high-profile joinings

Chandigarh, April 6 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) second list of Punjab candidates has been delayed further, at least by a week, as the party is expecting more high-profile leaders to join it,... Read More


IAS officer Parampal resigns, likely to join BJP

Chandigarh, April 4 -- Punjab IAS officer Parampal Kaur, who is the daughter-in-law of former minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sikander Maluka, has applied for premature retirement amid specula... Read More


BJP chalks out LS poll campaign strategy, first list to be out soon

Chandigarh, March 29 -- The Punjab BJP on Thursday chalked out a strategy to kickstart its Lok Sabha poll campaign during its core committee meeting in Chandigarh. According to leaders present at the... Read More


BJP banks on mathematics, not chemistry in Punjab

Chandigarh, March 27 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision not to rekindle the alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab is based on shrewd poll calculations that relied on cadre feed... Read More


Lok Sabha polls: After Odisha, BJP decides to contest alone in Punjab

Chandigarh, March 27 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced that it will contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab on its own, ending weeks-long speculation about the Shiromani Akali ... Read More


Talks on with SAD for alliance, says Amit Shah

Chandigarh, March 21 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday disclosed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in talks with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for an alliance in Punjab for the upco... Read More