Chandigarh Jan 31 PTI Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday filed his nomination papers from the Jalalabad Assembly constituency in Punjabs Fazilka districtBadal was accompanied by his wife and former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal when he filed nomination papers before the returning officer in JalalabadTalking to reporters Badal said the Jalalabad Assembly constituency is like his familyAsked about his rival Congress candidate Mohan Singh Phallianwala Badal said I wish him best of luck Sukhbir Badal a sitting MP from Ferozepur had represented Jalalabad assembly constituency thrice in 2009 bypoll 2012 and 2017Badal the former deputy chief minister had quit as legislator in 2019 after becoming an MPThe nomination process which started on January 25 will continue till February 1Voting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats will be held on February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS VSD httpptinewscomimagesptijpg We bring the World to you Disclaimer This e-mail message may contain proprietary confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed Please delete this e-mail if it is not meant for you DV DV
Chandigarh Jan 27 PTI A total of 91 nominations were filed for the next months Punjab assembly polls on Thursday Prominent among those who filed their nominations included minister and sitting MLA and Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu from Ludhiana West and Aam Aadmi Party leader Aman Arora from Sunam A total of 103 nominations have been filed so far said Punjabs Chief Electoral Officer CEO S Karuna Raju The nomination process which started on January 25 will continue till February 1 The scrutiny of nominations will be done on February 2 and the last date of withdrawal of candidature is February 4 Voting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats will be held on February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS VSD AQS AQS
Chandigarh Jan 25 PTI The SAD Sanyukt an ally of the BJP on Tuesday announced its two remaining candidates for next months Punjab assembly polls Gurpal Singh Goldy will contest from Raikot seat and Harshit Kumar Sheetal from Payal assembly constituency according to the party The party had earlier announced 13 candidates The Shiromani Akali Dal Sanyukt which is led by Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa is contesting the state assembly polls in alliance with the BJP and the former chief minister Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress According to the seat-sharing arrangement the BJP will contest on 65 seats the PLC on 37 seats and the SAD Sanyukt on 15 seats Voting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS VSD SMN SMN
Chandigarh Jan 25 PTI BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleging that the AAP-led government in the national capital miserably failed in improving the condition of schools and dispensaries in the past seven years Further hitting out at the Kejriwal-led regime Tiwari claimed that the number of liquor vends had been increased to 859 from 220 and the number of dry days reduced from 21 to 3 in Delhi In a statement Tiwari claimed that liquor shops had also been opened near schools and religious places in the national capital Calling the Kejriwals government a total failure Tiwari claimed the Jal Board in Delhi which had a profit of Rs 600 crore was now running a Rs 6200 crore deficit He dubbed the Aam Aadmi Party as a bundle of lies He accused Kejriwal of trying to mislead people of Punjab with his lies Voting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats will be held on February 20 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10 PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK
Chandigarh Jan 25 PTI Twelve nominations were filed for the Punjab Assembly polls as the process of the filling of papers began on Tuesday Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said The nomination process will continue till February 1 The scrutiny of nominations will be done on February 2 and the last date of withdrawal of candidature is February 4 Voting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats will be held on February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK
Chandigarh Jan 18 PTI Former Army chief Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh on Tuesday joined the BJP here in the presence of the party leadership including Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Shekhawat and Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma welcomed Singh into the party fold here General J J Singh is the second Army chief after Gen V K Singh who has joined the BJP The former army chief had left the Shiromani Akali Dal in 2018 General J J Singh had joined the SAD in 2017 and had unsuccessfully contested against the then Congress leader Amarinder Singh from Patiala during the Assembly elections that year J J Singh who had also served as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh was the first Sikh to be appointed as the Army chief in 2005 Voting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS SUN RDK RDK
Chandigarh Jan 18 PTI Former Army chief Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh on Tuesday joined the BJP here in the presence of the party leadership including Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Shekhawat and Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma welcomed Singh into the party fold here The former army chief had left the Shiromani Akali Dal in 2018 General J J Singh had joined the SAD in 2017 and had unsuccessfully contested against the then Congress leader Amarinder Singh from Patiala during the Assembly elections that year J J Singh who had also served as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh was the first Sikh to be appointed as the Army chief in 2005 Voting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS SUN RDK RDK
Chandigarh Jan 18 PTI Bhagwant Mann will be the Aam Aadmi Partys AAP chief ministerial face for the Punjab assembly polls party chief Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday Mann 48 is a two-time MP from Sangrur and is the partys state unit chief The announcement was made a public event Kejriwal declared the result of AAPsJanta Chunegi Apna CM drive in which it asked the people of Punjab who should be the partys chief ministerial candidate The party had received 2159 lakh responses under its campaign to elect its CM face for the Assembly polls party leaders saidAAPis the only outfit among major parties contesting the polls which has announced its chief ministerial faceVoting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS SUN MIN MIN MIN