![Surjit Kaur with Akali Dal leaders today evening (left), Surjit Kaur with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, today morning, when she switched to AAP fold (right). Surjit Kaur with Akali Dal leaders today evening (left), Surjit Kaur with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, today morning, when she switched to AAP fold (right).](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fsurjitkaurnaijpg_1719941431672.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
July 2, 2024, 10:30 AM - 5 mins read
Jagir Kaur said Surjit Kaur will fight the elections strongly and from Wednesday all meetings, as scheduled earlier, will be held.
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June 30, 2024, 07:59 AM - 7 mins read
Despite high expectations, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab won only 3 out of 13 parliamentary seats despite its popular policy of providing 300 units of free electricity, costing the state over Rs 20,477 crores annually. Such populist measures, effective in state elections, do not guarantee success in national contests, as seen in Punjab and Delhi. Similarly, Congress's promises in Karnataka and Telangana did not yield the expected results. These outcomes suggest that while popular policies can influence state outcomes, they may not secure national victories, with potential long-term economic drawbacks.
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June 17, 2024, 02:05 AM - 2 mins read
The by-poll to the Jalandhar West (SC) assembly segment will be held on July 10 and counting of votes will take place on July 13.
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June 1, 2024, 02:38 AM - 1 min read
The incident took place on Friday night when a group of people were sitting outside a house, Ajnala police station SHO Balbir Singh said, adding two bike-borne assailants came suddenly and opened indiscriminate fire on the gathering.
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April 16, 2024, 05:27 AM - 3 mins read
The announcement was made by the party's national general secretary Sandeep Pathak via post on X.
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April 14, 2024, 09:27 PM - 4 mins read
Sangrur remains a hot seat, since Chief Minister Mann will be more than keen to redeem what used to be his pocket borough. By fielding Sukhpal Singh Khaira, the Congress has not only posed a severe challenge but tried to hit him hard where it hurts the most.
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April 14, 2024, 06:27 AM - 3 mins read
Former party MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu joined the AAP on Sunday and is expected to be the party's candidate for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat, as per party sources.
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April 14, 2024, 04:51 AM - 2 mins read
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh recently held discussions with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the INDIA bloc’s Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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April 12, 2024, 05:29 AM - 1 min read
The development in the meeting schedule comes after Tihar jail officials this morning held a meeting with Delhi and Punjab police, laying out the security strategy for Kejriwal and Mann's meeting.
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April 11, 2024, 03:54 AM - 6 mins read
The two mainstream parties, the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal have not announced any candidate so far.
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April 9, 2024, 06:09 AM - 6 mins read
With the AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in jail, along with his trusted deputy, Manish Sisodia, the scene and the focus have shifted to Chandigarh on his Punjab counterpart.
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April 9, 2024, 05:06 AM - 3 mins read
The complaint was lodged on Tuesday and submitted to the Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C by an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) delegation led by state Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.
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