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BJP's Punjab unit keeps Shiromani Akali Dal option openThe BJP is preparing to contest all 117 assembly seats in Punjab on its own, but signals suggest it has not fully closed the door on revivi...- Amid row over jathedars' removal, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj takes charge of Takht Kesgarh SahibGiani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj took charge as jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab. Various Nihang groups opposed his installation, ci...
- Sikh groups seek to bestow 'Panth Rattan' title on Badal shooter Narain Singh ChauraSikh groups are condemning potential excommunication of Narain Singh Chaura, who attacked SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Golden Temp...
- Akal Takht taking back reins of Panthic politicsAkal Takht has pronounced a religious punishment to Sukhbir Badal, asserting its authority in Panthic politics. This move impacts various A...
- Father didn’t care and laid down his life, Sikh community pulled family through troubled times: Sarabjit Singh Khalsa46-year-old Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, an independent candidate, won the Faridkot parliamentary seat. He was elected along with self-styled Sik...
- Panthic politics heats up in Punjab in the absence of strong leadersFour candidates are in the fray who have added to the ongoing churn in the state's politics.In the post-Amrinder Singh and Parkash Singh Ba...
- Punjab Lok Sabha elections: End of BJP-SAD alliance, farmers protest & panthic vote split defining electionElections to the 13 parliamentary constituencies of Punjab are marked by many firsts, the biggest being that this is the first time in almo...
- Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha Polls: Radical Amritpal Singh's kin, supporters keep drug fight narrative goingJailed Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh's entry into the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat as an Independent candidate, campaigning on a pro-Panth, ...
- Spotlight on jailed Amritpal Singh & Sidhana as both enter electoral fray from PunjabSeparatist leader Simranjit Singh Mann's SAD (Amritsar) has announced support to both Sidhana and Amritpal Singh. Mann, current MP from San...
- Lok Sabha election: Preneet Kaur, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ravneet Singh Bittu provide BJP familiar Jat Sikh faces, political space in PunjabThe party is in touch with many Sikh leaders from various parties to join its fold as part of its efforts to rely on faces outside the part...
- An artful politician with strong grassroots connect, Parkash Singh Badal was among Punjab's tallest leadersHe was among the most senior political figures in the country and had cross-party links. Affable and approachable, he drew his strength fro...
- Lack of alternative, money clout to help Badals keep SAD reinsThe SAD has been reduced to three seats, its worst-ever tally. What has added insult to injury is the fact that the entire top leadership -...
- SAD's constitution case: Hoshiarpur court summons ex-CM Parkash Singh BadalEarlier, the court had granted interim bail to Sukhbir Singh Badal in the same case. The case was lodged on the complaint by a social activ...
- Poll battle set to be fierce along Pakistan Border in PunjabThe BJP is on the lookout for a prominent Sikh face for the prestigious Amritsar seat that it had lost to chief minister Amarinder Singh in...
- Congress, AAP make last-ditch effort to attract votersFor the first time in Punjab’s political history, two stalwarts of two mainline political parties are headed for a face-off in the February...
- Cutting across party lines, rebels strike it big in PunjabWhile SAD, in power for 10 years, is trying to combat antiincumbency by bringing in new faces, Congress’ decisions are mainly based on inte...
- AAP on backfoot in Punjab after being embroiled in controversiesAAP said that it has tendered an unconditional apology to the Sikh Sangat for inadvertently and unintentionally hurting its religious senti...
- Amarinder Singh questions Badal's silence on 'panthic agenda'Amarinder Singh today questioned Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal's silence over the allegation that he was resorting to 'panthic agenda'.
- Centre’s drug survey seen as BJP’s effort to gain ground in PunjabPolitical Pundits claim BJP is preparing ground for the 2017 assembly elections and that’s the reason it is raising the drugs issue.
- Punjab election: Congress underestimated the Shiromani Akali DalSukhbir proved to be the game-changer, having put his political career on the line by dragging the Akalis out of their Panthic past.
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