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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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January 8, 2026, 03:52 PM - 6 min read
Mann, unlike Amarinder in 2002, does not have any backing of any panthic group. He does not appear to be so ambitious that he would wrest the control of the SGPC from the Akalis/ Badals. But he is surely serious about not letting the rural peasantry consisting mainly of Jatt Sikhs to return to the Akali Dal.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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