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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): A day after Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu quit as party unit chief in Punjab, he showered praises on the newly sworn-in Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann for "unfurling a new anti-Mafia era" in the state.

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], March 11 (ANI): A day after Congresss' humiliating performance in Punjab Assembly elections, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said that his goal is the development of Punjab and the one who loves Punjab doesn't care about of election results.

Ludhiana Jan 29 PTI Only a BJP-led double-engine dispensation can restore Punjabs glory Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi said on Saturday asserting that massive development works were carried out by the saffron party-led Union government although it is not in power in the stateDescribing the people of Punjab as hard-working the Union Minister of State for External Affairs said that If good governance is provided then the state can move on the path of progressThat is possible only by a BJP-led government in the state she addedThe BJP has tied up with former chief minister Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress and SAD Sanyukt for the Punjab Assembly polls to be held on February 20Elaborating on the works done in the state from the funds received under various missions and schemes of the Union government Lekhi said when the BJP came to power at the Centre in 2014 the total length of roads in Punjab was 1114 km which has now increased to 4100 kmAll this development has been done when the BJP is not in power in the state Development will be at a double pace when there is be a BJP-led Government in the state as well Lekhi added PTI COR SUN NSD

New Delhi Jan 22 PTI Eyeing to expand its base in Punjab the BJP will nominate Sikh candidates on more than half of the total seats it will contest in next months assembly polls its general secretary Tarun Chugh said on SaturdaySpeaking on the BJP-led alliance which comprises the Punjab Lok Congress and the SAD Sanyukt he said it is expected that most of its candidates for the February 20 polls to the 117-member assembly will be from the Sikh community especially farmers and OBCs The BJP may also explore the option of announcing a chief ministerial face for the alliance Chugh saidSources said that the BJP is likely to contest on 65 out of the total 117 assembly seats in Punjab while its allies the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress is expected to contest 38 seats and SAD Sanyukt 14The BJP is likely to field 33-35 Sikh candidates and the alliance as a whole may have more than 70 nominees from the community they saidTalking about the BJPs prospects in the elections Chugh who hails from the state said the party will surprise many with its splendid performance in the pollsOn the question of seat sharing with allies Chugh did not divulge any details but said The BJP will play the role of a senior partner in the alliance The BJP will field Sikh candidates on about half of the total seats it will contest and the alliance as a whole will have about 60 per cent Sikh candidates mostly farmers and those from OBC other backward class and SC schedule caste communities he told PTIThe BJP has already announced its first list of 34 candidates which includes 13 farmers and nine from the SC community On whether the BJP or the alliance will project someone as the chief ministerial candidate Chugh saidAll options are open We are open to ideas Asked about the acceptability of the BJP in Punjab in aftermath of the farm laws protest Chugh said regional players have forged an alliance with the BJP and people mostly associated with Sikh religious bodies have been joining the party so it shows the BJPs acceptability in the stateIt is the BJP which has taken concrete steps to double farmers income giving Rs 6000 per year to small and marginal farmers and regularly raising support prices So for an agrarian state like Punjab no party can be more beneficial than the BJP he saidDescribing the BJP as an essentially nationalist party Chugh said nationalism is at the core of its ideology therefore Punjab which is known for its sacrifices for the sake of the nation is an ideal place for it to expand its base and emerge as a force to reckon withIn an apparent dig at Congress Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu Chugh saidPunjab has suffered most due to Partition and till date due to Pakistan So it will reject those friends of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who hail him as god of peace Chugh a fully-trained RSS worker has been associated with the BJP for the last three decades He has contested the Punjab assembly elections twice and has been office-bearer in the BJPs national team since 2014 PTI JTR ANB ANB

Chandigarh Jan 21 PTI The Shiromani Akali Dal Sanyukt on Friday released a list of 12 candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly pollsLed by Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa the SAD Sanyukt is contesting the state polls in alliance with the BJP and former chief minister Amarinder Singhs Punjab Lok CongressFormer Punjab finance minister and Dhindsas son Parminder Singh will contest from the Lehragaga assembly seat a party statement saidParminder Singh is a sitting MLA from LehragagaSoma Singh will fight from Dirba seat Harpreet Singh Garcha from Sahnewal former MP Paramjit Kaur Gulshan from Jaitu Sukhwinder Singh Tibba from Mehal Kalan Jagtar Singh from Bagha Purana Sanmukh Singh from Sunam Manjit Singh from Urmar Tanda Jugrajpal Singh from Sultanpur Lodhi Daljit Singh Gill from Khemkaran and Johar Singh from Qadian according to the statementThe party will field either Sarwan Singh Phillaur or his son Damanvir Singh from PhillaurSarwan and his son recently joined the SAD Sanyukt after quitting the CongressVoting for Punjabs 117-member assembly will be held on February 20 The counting of votes will take place on March 10 PTI CHS SUN DIV DIV

New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): After the Bharatiya Janata Party formally announced its alliance with Captain Amarinder Singh's party and former Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa's new outfit for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections, Union Minister of State Som Parkash on Wednesday said that the seat-sharing will be decided in a day or two on the criteria of winnability.

New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Following the formation of the alliance of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Punjab Lok Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) for the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls, Punjab BJP in-charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday said that the political circumstances have changed and the seat-sharing among the parties will be decided rationally.

New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Ahead of Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) and Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress have formed a six member-Committee to decide on seat sharing, informed Punjab BJP in charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday extended his support to Bharat Bandh called by the protesting farmers against three farm laws passed by the Centre last year, and said non-violent satyagraha of farmers is intact even today.