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Thursday, November 6, 2025
Topic2022 Punjab polls

Topic: 2022 Punjab polls

In Punjab, there was space for a third player to emerge. Why only AAP and Kejriwal succeeded

Once a politician lays out a vision for change, winning the election is about organising and narrative-building, something Kejriwal executed in Punjab.

Badals, Channi, Gandhis, Akhilesh, Mayawati — Big guns of 2022 who ended up as the big losers

Barring one member, the entire Badal family lost the 2022 election in Punjab. Congress' strong candidates suffered a rout in UP. And Uttarakhand CM lost though BJP won the state.

Not Mamata, not KCR, not Stalin — few opposition leaders have congratulated Kejriwal for AAP win

Pinarayi Vijayan, Naveen Patnaik, Hemant Soren also have not sent messages to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Exceptions are NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Congress’ Tharoor and Milind Deora.

Modi props up Yogi, Behenji’s relief, and the one state Congress did end up winning

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12 doctors, 7 lawyers, Oxford alum & RTI activist — AAP’s Punjab winners include 82 debutants

Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party has won 92 seats in Punjab's 117-member assembly. Of these, 10 are incumbent MLAs.

Debt-ridden economy, angry youth seeking well-paying jobs — AAP faces tough trek in Punjab

By winning 92 out of Punjab's 117 seats, and a 42 per cent voteshare, AAP has scored a landslide in the state. The opportunity comes with a lot of expectations.

‘Pad woman of Amritsar’ becomes giant-killer, beats Sidhu, Majithia and ex-IAS officer

AAP's Amritsar East candidate, Jeevan Jyot Kaur, is a first-time contestant who defeated political heavyweights from Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP Thursday.

Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, political front of 22 farmers’ unions, scores a zero in Punjab polls

Top leaders like Rajewal and Bhangu fare poorly. Their allies in farmers’ agitation who were against the political move distance themselves. SKM calls for meeting on 14 March.

Bad day for big guns — Badals, Amarinder, Channi, Sidhu in Punjab, Rawat & Dhami in Uttarakhand

Parkash Singh Badal lost from Lambi, while Sukhbir lost from Jalalabad. Sitting Punjab CM Channi trails in both seats he contested, while Uttarakhand’s Dhami is behind in Khatima.

After decimating traditional parties to emerge as Punjab’s new No.1, AAP now eyes national role

With Punjab in the bag, the Aam Aadmi Party — which has been in power in Delhi since 2015 — is now the only non-Congress, non-BJP party to helm the government in more than one state.

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Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.