New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh formally joined the BJP on Monday at the party headquarters here in presence of union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Kiren Rijiju.

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 14 (ANI): In a scathing attack at the Aam Aadmi Government in Punjab, Bharatiya Janata Party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda said that the government of Punjab is being run with remote control from Delhi via Chandigarh.

Sujanpur (Punjab) [India], February 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday referred to a "huge mistake" during the drawing of the country's boundary in 1947 and said Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib would have been part of India if little more effort was made.

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address public meetings today in Dasuya, Sujanpur and Gurdaspur districts of poll-bound Punjab.

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], February 3 (ANI): Amid speculation over the chief ministerial face of Congress for upcoming Punjab polls, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, has said that her husband is "a hero" and it does not matter whom the party chooses its face in the state for the polls.

New Delhi Jan 25 PTI The Congress on Tuesday released its second list of 23 candidates for Punjab assembly elections fielding former chief minister Harcharan Singh Brars daughter-in-law Karan Brar from Muktsar With this the party has so far announced 109 candidates of the total 117 assembly seats in Punjab Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhus aide Smit Singh has been fielded from Amargarh assembly seat while former Punjab chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhathals son-in-law Vikram Bajwa got the ticket from Sahnewal assembly constituency Former Punjab minister Ashwani Sekhri has been again fielded from his Batala assembly seat which he lost last time Former MLA Harchand Kaur has been fielded from Mehal Kalan SC constituency Sitting MLA from Bhoa SC seat Joginder Pala has been fielded from the same constituency and Ramanjeet Singh Sikki from Khadoor Sahib constituency The party has also fielded Vijay Kalra from Guru Har Sahai after its sitting MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh Sodhi switched over to the BJP Ashu Bangar who switched over to the Congress from the AAP has been fielded from Ferozepur rural The party has dropped Amrik Singh Dhillon from Samrala and fielded Raja Gill in his place The party denied ticket to the sitting MLAs of Ferozepur Rural Samrala Amargarh and Shutrana assembly seats Notably the Congress is yet to announce the candidates from eight assembly seats including Patiala Urban from where former chief minister Amarinder Singh is the sitting legislator Amarinder Singh had recently floated the Punjab Lok Congress and is contesting the election in alliance with the BJP The party is yet to name candidates from Nawanshahr currently represented by party legislator Angad Saini and Jalalabad Voting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI SKC PTI CHS SUN VSD SMN SMN

New Delhi Jan 21 PTI The BJP on Friday released its first list of 34 candidates including 13 Sikhs nine Dalits and two women for the election to the 117-member Punjab assembly Releasing the list BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh said the party has given representation to all sections of society and the first list included 12 persons from farmer families nine from Scheduled Castes and some professionals Of the total 34 candidates nine are Dalits Several of them belong to Other Backward Classes OBCs party leaders said The names include former minister Manoranjan Kalia Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi a sitting MLA who quit the Congress to join the party recently Arvind Khanna and Kanwarveer Singh Tohra the grandson of late Akali stalwart Gurcharan Singh Tohra Speaking on the occasion Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri slammed the Congress government in the state and said Punjab was the nations pride but things have taken a turn for the worse there Assembly polls will be held in the state on February 20 The BJP is fighting the polls in alliance with former chief minister Amarinder Singhs Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsas SAD Sanyukt Sources in the BJP said the party has reached a broader agreement with its allies and will contest on 65 seats while the Punjab Lok Congress and the SAD Sanyukt will get 34 and 18 seats respectively The BJP is also in talks to forge alliance with another regional party the Lok Insaf Party which has some influence in and around Ludhiana sources said In the last polls the BJP had contested on 23 seats in alliance with the Shriomani Akali Dal and won only three seats The party later lost the bypoll in one of the seats and has only two sitting MLAs now PTI KRJTR SMN SMN SMN

Chandigarh [India], January 17 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday was among the political leaders who expressed happiness at the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s decision to postpone the Punjab Assembly elections.

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The request to postpone the Punjab Assembly polls is being discussed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), said sources in the poll body on Monday.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 9 (ANI): Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced the names of office bearers for his newly floated party Punjab Lok Congress.