Tag: Punjab Assembly Elections 2017
I cannot be Punjab CM, I am Delhi’s Chief Minister: Arvind Kejriwal
A day after reports surfaced about him being in reckoning for the Punjab CM post, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal ruled himself out of the race for the top post in the state. “Whoever may be CM, I will ensure implementation of promises. What is wrong if Sisodia said that?[Read More…]
Sidhu, Pargat may join Congress; duo running short of options
As the dates for the Punjab Assembly Polls get closer, uncertainty still looms large over the candidature of key contestants including that of sports person-turned politicians Navjot Singh Sidhu and Pargat Singh. The main political parties including Congress, BJP and AAP are burning midnight fuel to get former BJP MP[Read More…]
Our ‘cleanest’ party will make Punjab farmers debt free by 2018: Kejriwal
Targeting a major vote bank in the agrarian state of Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and Delhi chief minister on Sunday promised to make farmers in Punjab debt free by end of 2018 if the party was voted to power in assembly elections early next year. Kejriwal, while[Read More…]
Suspense over: Sidhu to launch political party ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab’
Putting to bed rumours over his next move after his resignation from BJP, Navjot Singh Sidhu is all set to lead a new political front in Punjab, where assembly elections will be held early in 2017. The front, Awaaz-e-Punjab, will be launched by September 9, declared a big red poster[Read More…]