BJP performed better in LS polls in Punjab, but better is not enough, says Sunil JakharPunjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar acknowledged party's improved performance in Lok Sabha polls but emphasised the need for greater success, esp...
15 Jun, 2024, 03.20 PM IST
Former Punjab Congress chief Mohinder Singh Kaypee joins SAD, fielded from Jalandhar LS seatFormer Punjab Congress chief and ex-MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee has joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party and was named its candidate fro...
22 Apr, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
Denied renomination, MoS Sampla says BJP committed 'cow slaughter'The BJP Thursday picked up its Phagwara MLA Som Prakash for the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat, denying ticket to Sampla from there.
23 Apr, 2019, 10.15 PM IST
Punjab: BJP forms committee to shortlist candidates for LS pollsThe BJP will fight the Lok Sabha polls beginning April 11 with its old ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
15 Mar, 2019, 08.34 PM IST
AAP, SAD (Taksali) to enter into alliance for Lok Sabha polls in PunjabThe move came after talks for an alliance between the Akali Dal Taksali (old guard) and the Punjab Democratic Alliance (PDA) "failed" over ...
02 Mar, 2019, 05.31 PM IST
BSP leader announces Rs 1 crore bounty on Baba Ramdev's headBhagwan Singh Chohan has a placed a bounty of Rs 1 crore on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's head for his alleged "anti-Dalit" remarks targeting Rah...
05 May, 2014, 10.20 PM IST
BJP looks to wrest Hoshiarpur seat from Congress as keen contest unfolds"There is a Modi wave in the country. The Modi factor will definitely benefit BJP candidates in these polls," Vijay Sampl says.
28 Apr, 2014, 05.31 PM IST
Baba Ramdev holds roadshow in Phagwara, asks youth to think bigBefore the show, he made a brief stop-over outside a private college along the National Highway and asked students to think big and do big.
24 Apr, 2014, 05.43 PM IST
People will show 'corrupt' and 'non-performing' UPA the 'exit door': Rajnath SinghBJP president Rajnath Singh today lashed out at the Congress-led UPA govt, saying it has failed on all fronts and will be shown the 'exit d...
20 Apr, 2014, 01.12 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: A 73-year-old cobbler set to contest electionsHe may have lost 16 elections, but it has not deterred 73-year-old cobbler Om Prakash Jhakku from trying his luck once again from the Hoshi...
15 Apr, 2014, 04.17 PM IST
- Lok Sabha Polls: 29 candidates file nominations in Punjab
The other eight constituencies from Punjab are Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar (SC), Fatehgarh Sahib, Hoshiarpur (SC), Anandpur Sahib, Ludhiana, S...
05 Apr, 2014, 08.40 PM IST
Congress selling tickets so partymen deserting it, alleges Sukhbir Singh BadalPunjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) charged the Congress with selling tickets to the aspirants for the Lok Sabha polls.
03 Apr, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
Shiv Sena to contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in PunjabThe Shiv Sena today said it would contest all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and announced names of 10 contestants for the ensuing polls.
02 Apr, 2014, 06.27 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections: Major political outfits banking on 'senior' leaders in PunjabThe major political parties in Punjab, including Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP and Congress, have reposed their faith in 'senior' leaders to win...
28 Mar, 2014, 01.54 PM IST
BJP not to swap seats with SAD for Lok Sabha pollsBJP today denied that it would swap some seats with its ally Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab for upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
09 Jan, 2014, 08.17 PM IST
BSP to contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in PunjabThe Bahujan Samaj Party today said it would announce names of its seven remaining candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Punjab s...
09 Oct, 2013, 09.03 PM IST
- Punjab: BSP announces candidates for four Lok Sabha seats
The Bahujan Samaj Party today announced candidates for four parliamentary seats in Punjab ahead of the general elections scheduled next yea...
18 May, 2013, 05.14 PM IST