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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).

Within hours of joining Punjab AAP, Surjit returns to SAD

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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Freebies fail to deliver dividends, only bleed economy

Freebies bleed economy, yield no dividends

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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Mohinder Bhagat.

Mohinder Bhagat is AAP's Jalandhar by-poll face

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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AAP activist Deepinder Singh.

Punjab AAP activist shot dead, 4 others injured

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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AAP logo.

AAP names candidates for 4 more LS seats in Punjab

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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Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Sangrur.

Congress fields stringent Mann critic, Khaira from his home turf Sangrur

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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Former Akali MLA Pawan Tinu joins AAP. likely to be fielded from Jalandhar

Former Akali MLA Pawan Tinu joins AAP, likely to be fielded from Jalandhar

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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Sanjay Singh from the AAP meets Congress' Kharge to discuss Common Minimum Programme. Image X.

AAP's Sanjay Singh meets Congress chief for Election strategy talks

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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Punjab CM Mann with Arvind Kejriwal.

Kejriwal-Mann prison meeting re-scheduled for April 15

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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(From left to right) SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, BJP nominee from the Patiala parliamentary constituency, Preneet Kaur, Punjab sports and youth affairs minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer from Sangrur, Former Punjab CM and probable Congress candidate from Jalandhar Charanjit Singh Channi.

Punjab parties struggle with candidate selection in four-cornered contest

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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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

The 'Mann' of the moment, Bhagwant Mann

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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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal.

AAP files complaint against SAD's Sukhbir Badal with EC

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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