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April 29, 2026, 05:29 PM - 7 min read
The Congress has to blame itself. The party could not formulate a coordinated offensive to corner the ruling party. Except for token and individual statements from different leaders, the party did nothing to make the ruling party feel defensive. There was not a simple or even a standard demand asking the government to prove its majority on the floor of the house.
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April 19, 2026, 03:10 PM - 3 min read
The Akali Dal, highlighting the "disparity" in DA rates of the Centre and Punjab government, said the gap reflects "clear discrimination" against lakhs of state employees and pensioners, who are yet to receive revised benefits and arrears.
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January 28, 2026, 05:13 PM - 6 min read
Punjab is the only state in the north, where the party has not been able to establish itself as a strong force to reckon with.
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January 12, 2026, 02:31 PM - 6 min read
In Punjab, the Congress is undoubtedly on ascendancy. The ruling AAP is faced with strong anti-incumbency. The Shiromani Akali Dal is yet to recover from the repeated setbacks and uncertainty about its alliance with the BJP.
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December 14, 2025, 03:13 PM - 9 min read
The senior BJP leader says once he makes a commitment, he does not go back on it.
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December 12, 2025, 07:06 PM - 5 min read
While the senior Badal was the Chief Minister, his son, Sukhbir Singh Badal, nephew Manpreet Singh Badal, son-in-law Adesh Partap Singh Badal and Sukhbir’s brother in law (his wife’s brother) Bikram Singh Majithia were all in the Badal cabinet.
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December 10, 2025, 05:45 PM - 4 min read
Every regime, whether that of the Akalis or Congress before the AAP, did the same thing what the AAP is doing today. Police officers at positions of SHOs and DSPs in the police sub-divisions are made to report to the local political bosses like the ruling party MLAs or those in charge of the constituency where there is no ruling party MLA.
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December 1, 2025, 05:47 PM - 6 min read
He appears to have started dropping hints that the BJP may likely go for an alliance with the Akalis for the 2027 assembly elections in Punjab.
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November 30, 2025, 03:00 PM - 3 min read
Speaking to the media in Tarn Taran, Kler said that during the hearing, arguments took place over the arrest of Kanchanpreet. He said the court acknowledged that Kanchanpreet's arrest was unconstitutional, besides raising a question over the police action.
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November 9, 2025, 06:01 PM - 5 min read
It has been taken for granted that the ruling party will mandatorily win the by-election, come what may. The civil and police administration facilitates and helps in reinforcing such beliefs.
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August 28, 2025, 07:57 PM - 7 min read
The Congress in Punjab today lacks a towering leader. And taking for granted that it will “certainly replace” the AAP means exaggerated optimism.
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August 18, 2025, 06:57 PM - 7 min read
The BJP may or may not be supporting the rebels right now, but it will keep its options open about its future alliance, if any.
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