![Congress takes a lead in Punjab. Congress takes a lead in Punjab.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Faapnai-17jpg_1717482371376.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
June 3, 2024, 11:26 PM - 3 mins read
Congress candidates were leading from Amritsar, Jalandhar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Patiala, and Ludhiana seats and the AAP was ahead in Hoshiarpur, Sangrur, and Anandpur Sahib, the trends showed.
Read more![(From left), Preneet Kaur, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Parampal Kaur Sidhu, and Amarjit Kaur Sahoke. (From left), Preneet Kaur, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Parampal Kaur Sidhu, and Amarjit Kaur Sahoke.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fpunjabnai-5jpg_1716972068247.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 29, 2024, 01:41 AM - 3 mins read
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have not fielded any women candidates in the political battlefield.
Read more![Once a dominant political force in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal is now struggling for its space to retain just one seat of Bathinda, which has been represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the wife of Sukhbir Singh Badal since 2009. Once a dominant political force in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal is now struggling for its space to retain just one seat of Bathinda, which has been represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the wife of Sukhbir Singh Badal since 2009.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fsadnai-1jpg_1716482331439.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 23, 2024, 09:38 AM - 8 mins read
Once a dominant political force in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal is now struggling for its space to retain just one seat of Bathinda, which has been represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the wife of Sukhbir Singh Badal since 2009.
Read more![Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. File Photo. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. File Photo.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fsunakkoiralanaijpg_1716391616545.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 22, 2024, 08:26 AM - 6 mins read
Compared to the 2022, the battle this time for Mann is tougher. IN 2022, he rode an anti-incumbency wave against the Congress and an overall disillusionment and alienation with the traditional political parties in Punjab.
Read more![What's in a nickname: Channi, Bittu, Pappi strike a chord with Punjab voters What's in a nickname: Channi, Bittu, Pappi strike a chord with Punjab voters](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fpappipunjabnai-1jpg_1715946336582.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 17, 2024, 04:45 AM - 3 mins read
'Channi', 'Bittu', 'Tinu', 'Kaka', 'Pappi', 'Sherry', 'Raja', 'Rinku' and 'Meet' are nicknames of some of the contestants who are in the fray for the June 1 general election in the state.
Read more![PM dons a turban, Punjab goes to polls in Phase 7; what to expect? PM dons a turban, Punjab goes to polls in Phase 7; what to expect?](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fpmpatnanaijpg_1715864820912.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 16, 2024, 06:07 AM - 4 mins read
Political analysts have often pointed out that perhaps the only two things that can be predicted about Punjab and its voters is the fact that the state has a penchant for voting out incumbent governments and never voting on sectarian lines.
Read more![LIP leader with Rahul Gandhi (left), CM Bhagwant Mann with Sawaran Salaria (centre), and Mallikarjun Kharge with Jagmohan Kang (right). LIP leader with Rahul Gandhi (left), CM Bhagwant Mann with Sawaran Salaria (centre), and Mallikarjun Kharge with Jagmohan Kang (right).](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fpunjabpoliticiansnaijpg_1715679853312.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 14, 2024, 02:44 AM - 2 mins read
Aam Aadmi Party's Jagmohan Kang, who remained the former Minister and Ex-MLA from Kharar, rejoined the Congress on Monday in Delhi.
Read more![Punjab Politicians held roadshows and filed nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls. Punjab Politicians held roadshows and filed nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fpunjablsnai-1jpg_1715351139583.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 10, 2024, 07:25 AM - 3 mins read
Jaishankar in support of Taranjit Sandhu, cited, "We have full confidence that the people of Amritsar will elect him and will send him to Delhi. He will be a very good MP in Parliament. He is the most popular ambassador of India."
Read more![Sukhpal Khaira. Sukhpal Khaira.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fkhairanaijpg_1715171302687.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 8, 2024, 05:28 AM - 2 mins read
Khaira was accompanied by senior party leader and former chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and other leaders.
Read more![Dharamvira Gandhi filed nomination (left) and during the roadshow (right). Dharamvira Gandhi filed nomination (left) and during the roadshow (right).](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fdharamviranaijpg_1715160300592.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 8, 2024, 02:25 AM - 2 mins read
Gandhi, a doctor by profession, won the Lok Sabha election as an Aam Aadmi Party candidate in 2014 by defeating Kaur, a Congress candidate back then from Patiala.
Read more![Sher Singh Ghubaya to contest elections from Ferozepur in Punjab Sher Singh Ghubaya to contest elections from Ferozepur in Punjab](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fshri-shernaijpg_1715073632271.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 7, 2024, 02:20 AM - 3 mins read
With this, the Congress has announced its candidates in all 13 parliamentary constituencies in Punjab.
Read more![AAP logo. AAP logo.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Faapnai-14jpg_1715002304442.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 6, 2024, 06:31 AM - 1 min read
MLA Lalpura said that all of the workers who switched to AAP will be given full respect, claiming that the Congress leaders are becoming turncoats as they are not respected by the grand old party fold.
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