Topic: Punjab
Amarinder blames Sidhu for ‘poor’ Congress showing in Punjab’s urban areas
Amarinder Singh & Navjot Singh Sidhu, two of the Congress' most prominent faces in Punjab, have been at loggerheads since the week before Punjab voted on 19 May.
Punjab breaks Modi wave as Congress wins big, BJP-Akali down to 4 seats
The Amarinder Singh-led Congress has won 8 of Punjab’s 13 seats. The Badals have won the only 2 seats for the SAD, while AAP has been reduced to 1.
Why Arvind Kejriwal won’t be too keen to celebrate victory of Bhagwant Mann
The journey of Bhagwant Mann, the only AAP leader expected to win in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, has been riddled with controversies.
Why these 3 Punjab seats bucked state trend and saw high voter turnout
The constituencies of Ferozepur, Bathinda and Sangrur recorded over 70% voter turnout even as polling in the rest of the state was at a 10-year low.
Congress will move to resolve Amarinder-Sidhu spat only after election results
Two of the Congress' most senior leaders in Punjab, Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu, have been at loggerheads since last week.
In Punjab, this Lok Sabha candidate has put the militancy years back in focus
Paramjit Kaur Khalra, candidate from Khadoor Sahib that was the epicenter of Punjab’s militancy, centered her campaign on the ‘human rights violations’ in those grim years.
No joke, AAP’s comedian-MP Bhagwant Mann gets all serious as his party struggles in Punjab
Bhagwant Mann insists AAP is different from its 2014 avatar, without 'those hankering for power', but his campaign has a far more serious tenor this time around.
‘Secular’ Congress’ Punjab poll campaign hinges on these 3 religious issues
The Congress has been attacking the Akalis and the Badals in particular over the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib in 2015 and their control over the SGPC.
How Modi’s 1984 riots attack on Congress could be turning point for BJP-SAD poll campaign
Congress had cornered Akalis on the 2015 sacrilege issue, but Modi’s anti-Sikh riots attack at Bathinda rally has given new life to BJP-SAD's defensive campaign.
Before last phase polling, a determined Modi has rattled two key rivals – Mamata & Mayawati
Modi is throwing everything he has into this last phase. And Mamata and Mayawati’s responses show his barbs have hit home.
Rahul Gandhi must sort out professional ties with sister Priyanka — for Congress’ sake
Congress workers need to get a clear idea about Priyanka Gandhi’s mandate of a free hand to act as per her political instincts.
Why does the Right-wing want to ‘occupy’ Delhi’s liberal hotspot Khan Market?
BJP's Ram Madhav took party workers to Khan Market to celebrate the Lok Sabha victory to assert the "new political ideology and culture".
Defence
IAF workhorse AN-32 gets a fuel that’s green and creates jobs for tribals
The IAF will now run its AN-32 transport aircraft on a blended bio-fuel partly derived from trees. It plans to widen the experiment over the next two years.
Modi era begins in politics as caste factor fades. Here’s why he won’t be easy to beat
BJP's Mandir politics has subsumed Mandal under Modi-Shah and created a pan-Hindu vote. Modi's challenger has to invent a new politics.