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BJP must take Punjab seriously

BJP must take Punjab seriously

January 2, 2026, 05:21 PM - 6 min read

There is a general perception that in case the BJP does not align with the Akalis, there is a strong probability that most of the leaders who joined the party during the last few years might return to their old parties.

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Over centralisation: Bane of parties across India

Over centralisation: Bane of parties across India

January 1, 2026, 04:52 PM - 5 min read

The Congress is not an exception when it comes to over-centralisation of power; all political parties are like that. The BJP is probably more centralised today than the Congress.

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Rural poll results make all parties ‘feel good’ in Punjab

Rural poll results make all parties ‘feel good’ in Punjab

December 22, 2025, 06:07 PM - 6 min read

Although in Punjab, the rural body or local body elections are heavily tilted in favour of the ruling party and have no impact on the Assembly elections, the AAP has been playing up the “victory” ahead of the Assembly elections that are scheduled in one year from now in February 2027.

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and SAD chief Sukhbir Badal.

Mann, Badal seek Centre’s intervention over Auckland Nagar Kirtan

December 21, 2025, 09:45 PM - 2 min read

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader also said Punjabis are hardworking and wherever they go, they contribute to the development of that place.

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Who will police the police in Punjab?

December 6, 2025, 05:36 PM - 6 min read

Successive regimes in Punjab have made the police force look like a “mercenary brigade”. Competent officers and other personnel with a high degree of integrity remain mostly sidelined, while those who are ready to go the extra mile in obliging their political masters get prime positions.

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Has Capt Amarinder set BJP’s agenda in Punjab?

Has Capt Amarinder set BJP’s agenda in Punjab?

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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Kanchanpreet Kaur.

SAD leader's daughter granted bail

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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Tarn Taran is not a routine by-election

October 27, 2025, 08:16 PM - 5 min read

The upcoming Tarn Taran by-election in Punjab, scheduled for November 11, has drawn intense attention as it tests the Aam Aadmi Party’s hold over its traditional base amid a rising undercurrent of radical politics. The contest, though unlikely to affect AAP’s majority, could signal a deeper political shift ahead of the 2027 polls.

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The accident site and Richi Kaypee.

Son of SAD leader Mohinder Singh Kaypee dies in accident

September 14, 2025, 01:05 PM - 2 min read

Richi Kaypee died from injuries after an out-of-control Creta rammed into three vehicles.

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In Giani Harpreet Singh's case, he has a strong and powerful rival in Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is heading the main faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal.

Is Akali Dal really ready for a Dalit president?

August 13, 2025, 07:25 PM - 7 min read

The appointment of Giani Harpreet Singh as party president may attract the Dalit community as well. Otherwise, the community has mostly gone along with the Congress, before it switched over to the AAP though not in its entirety.

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Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar addresses mediapersons. (File photo)

BJP to launch statewide yatra as land pooling row intensifies

August 7, 2025, 09:52 PM - 3 min read

The Opposition in Punjab has strongly criticised the state government for its alleged failure to tackle rising drug-related crimes, accusing it of inaction and demanding urgent intervention to restore law and order across affected regions.

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Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal and Amritpal Singh, MP from Khadoor Sahib. File photos.

Must save moderate Akali space from radicals

July 28, 2025, 06:45 PM - 7 min read

While the Akali Dal did stage an impressive comeback in the 1990s and pushed the radicals like Simranjit Singh Mann to margins, it now risks meeting the same fate as it met during the 1980s.

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