Cong clears 25 seats for Punjab, list soon

Chandigarh : The Congress’ central election committee, headed by party chief Sonia Gandhi, met here today and is learnt to have cleared another 25 seats though the declaration of candidates may take a day or two. The committee will meet again to clear the rest of the seats. It had earlier announced 61 candidates. The […]

AAP rules out more changes in already announced candidates

JALANDHAR : Amidst demands for change in the announced candidates from several assembly segments, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) State Convener Gurpreet Singh Waraich has ruled out any more change in the candidate. “AAP has no plan to replace any more candidates. The party has already replaced four candidates and changed the constituency of Himmat Singh […]

Sukhbir to approach EC on Capt’s loan-waiver promise

Chandigarh : Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal today said he would approach the Election Commission of India against Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh for “committing a fraud with farmers by giving undertakings to waive crop loans even though it is beyond the jurisdiction of a CM”. “You promised the state farmers that you […]

Poll panel toughens norms to prevent misuse of cash

Patiala : Carrying cash in the state will soon be monitored by various agencies as the Election Commission (EC) wants to ensure a check on the misuse of cash in the poll-bound state.In the backdrop of the demonetisation drive, the EC “fears that political outfits could use money power to woo voters” during elections and […]