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TopicPunjab Elections

Topic: Punjab Elections

AAP dials Punjab voters to ask: Is Mann delivering?

Punjab residents are receiving calls from the 'chief minister's office', asking if they are happy with Mann and whether there is anything they would like to flag. 

Manmohan Singh on Modi — ‘1st PM to lower dignity of PMO, made vicious hate speeches’

In letter addressed to Punjab's voters, former PM Manmohan Singh says Modi-led BJP left no stone unturned in 'castigating Punjab, Punjabis and Punjabiyat' in the last 10 years.

AAP, TMC’s national ambitions ignore India’s stark diversity. Southern parties know better

Modern communication technologies can be the potential centripetal force that unify voters across states. AAP has benefitted from this in Punjab.

The Great Indian Laughter Challenge is making a ‘comeback’. Thanks to AAP’s CM candidate

Hours after results of Punjab assembly polls were announced, social media was flooded with episodes of Mann’s stint as a stand-up comic in ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’.

Crowds, speeches, dancing — glimpses of AAP, BJP celebrations after assembly poll victories

While AAP charted historic victory in Punjab, BJP returned to power in UP, Uttarakhand, Goa & Manipur. ThePrint's Praveen Jain, Manisha Mondal & Suraj Singh Bisht capture the celebration.

‘Star campaigner’ Sonu Sood fails to charm Moga voters, sister Malvika loses by huge margin

Malvika, a well-known social worker, had replaced incumbent Congress MLA Harjot Kamal Singh as the Congress' candidate from Moga, after Singh switched to the BJP.

Kejriwal’s AAP got 3 things right in Punjab this time, starting with Bhagwant Mann for CM

AAP’s historic victory in Punjab can’t be attributed to its political adversaries’ failures. Behind it was a carefully crafted strategy by Kejriwal, who is a quick-learner.

AAP’s ‘badlaav’ campaign changes its fortunes in Punjab, Mann seems set for CM chair

AAP’s campaign in Punjab was primarily based on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s governance model which stresses on better schools, better healthcare systems, among others.

New FIR against Channi accuses Punjab CM of campaigning after electioneering ended in state

This is the second FIR lodged against the Punjab CM in the past 48 hours. Earlier, on Thursday, an FIR had been filed against Channi for controversial comments made at a roadshow.

Voters in 3 seats next to Chandigarh have same concern: Concrete jungle & host of civic issues

Residents in SAS Nagar, Kharar and Dera Bassi say developers, in collaboration with successive govts, have affected their lives. Candidates say they're aware of these issues.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.