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June 13, 2026, 06:07 PM - 6 min read
Arvind Kejriwal’s suggestion that Punjab Assembly elections could be advanced to November has prompted rival parties to accelerate preparations amid growing political uncertainty.
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June 12, 2026, 06:11 PM - 6 min read
Till now, Punjab has never thrown a hung verdict. However, given the situation prevailing right now, the outcome is going to be quite uncertain.
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June 2, 2026, 06:05 PM - 5 min read
If the BJP does well, it has a direct impact on the Congress performance, as the ‘swing vote’ in urban areas fluctuates mostly between the two parties.
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May 28, 2026, 05:19 PM - 6 min read
The BJP does not necessarily pick up strong and powerful as its leaders. Take the example of Nitin Nabin, who was elevated as party president when nobody outside Bihar knew about him. Dhillon is exactly the repeat of the Nabin experiment. However, unlike Nabin who is relatively younger, Dhillon is already 75, an age at which the BJP normally retires everyone, barring a few exceptions.
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May 26, 2026, 05:11 PM - 7 min read
The BJP’s repeated assertions of going it alone in the 2027 assembly elections apart, the parliamentary results and the ground situation in Punjab will weigh heavily in the leadership’s mind while taking the final decision.
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May 10, 2026, 12:44 PM - 6 min read
It is not only an aggressive opposition, though divided, that has found a common cause against the AAP. The party will have to be concerned about its own leaders and cadres who have felt ignored, overlooked and marginalised for a long time.
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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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