Tag: Shiromani Akali Dal
Punjab Polls: No Cake-walk For Badals This Time
With the Punjab assembly polls turning into a three-horse race for the first time, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son and deputy, Sukhbir Singh Badal, face the most serious electoral challenge of their careers.....
Punjab Contest No Longer Bipolar, But BJP Clear Winner: Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said though the contest in the February 4 Punjab assembly elections was no longer bipolar with the "advent of new smaller parties", the BJP will nevertheless emerge clear winner.....
Rahul Slams Modi For Aligning With 'corrupt' SAD, Names Amarinder As CM Face
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming to fight corruption, while aligning with the "corrupt" Shiromani Akali Dal regime in Punjab.....
Congress A Sinking Ship, Is History, Says Modi
Dubbing the Congress as a "sinking ship" and "history", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon voters not to vote for the opposition party in the coming assembly elections in five states.....
Punjab Campaigning Ends; Voting On February 4
A high-voltage and somewhat no-holds-barred campaign for the February 4 Punjab assembly elections ended on Thursday evening as leaders and workers of major political parties made last-ditch efforts to woo voters in the state.....
Malfunctioning Voting Machines A Mischief, Asks Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday attacked the poll panel over malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Punjab, wondering if it was a "mischief".....
Amarinder Elected As CLP Leader; Swearing-in On March 16
The Congress, which swept the Punjab assembly elections, on Sunday formally elected Amarinder Singh as the head of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP). Amarinder later met Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore and stalked claim to form the next government in the state. ....
56% Polling In Gurdaspur LS Bypoll
A total of 56 per cent of registered voters exercised their franchise on Wednesday in the by-election to the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency, election officials said.....
Sukhbir Badal Meets Shah, Demands Inquiry Into Operation Bluestar
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Badal on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and demanded a inquiry into Operation Bluestar - a code name of military operation carried out between June 1 and 8 in 1984 to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers holed up inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.....
BJP's Oldest Ally SAD Quits NDA Following Differences Over Farm Bills
Ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), one of the oldest allies of the BJP, quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Saturday after differences over the three 'controversial' farm sector Bills passed by the Parliament. ....
