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Punjab: AAP hopes to cash in on momentum of assembly win

BARNALA: Campaigning has started to pick up for the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat byelection, which is set to go to polls on June 23. Candidates of five parties - Aam Aadmi Party, Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP and SAD (Amritsar) - are in the fray. The parties have deputed leaders…

The Times of India · Jun 13, 2022

Senior SAD leader Tota Singh passes away

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab minister Tota Singh on Saturday passed away at a private hospital in Mohali after prolonged illness. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 21, 2022

Punjab: Sukhbir Singh Badal now opposes UAPA, but SAD-BJP govt used it

JALANDHAR: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded a review of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in a post on Twitter on Thursday, but the use of the stringent anti-terror law was not uncommon when Sukhbir himself was the deputy CM of Punjab during the SAD-BJP government’s rule in…

The Times of India · May 15, 2022

Punjab: AAP govt reconstitutes SIT probing drugs charges against SAD leader Bikram Majithia

CHANDIGARH: After the formation of the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) government in Punjab, the state police have reconstituted the special investigation team(SIT) probing the charges in the drugs case against former cabinet minister and Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia.

The Times of India · Mar 20, 2022

In 55 years, no election of this kind in Punjab

BATHINDA: With the 2022 elections different from all other Punjab polls since 1966, the border state is ready for a new political script. After 55 years of bipolar contests where two sides played the government alternately (2012 being an exception when the Shiromani Akali Dal retained power), 2022 was the…

The Times of India · Mar 10, 2022

Exit polls should be banned, says Shiromani Akali Dal chief

AMRITSAR: Days after several exit polls predicted a clean sweep for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab assembly elections, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said that he does not believe in them and further mentioned that exit polls and opinion polls should be banned.

The Times of India · Mar 9, 2022

Majithia surrenders, sent to judicial custody in drugs case

Former Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia was on Thursday sent to judicial custody till March 8 by a trial court in a case related to allowing illicit drugs smuggling and harbouring offenders involved in the drugs trade.

The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022

AAP does not have any relation with Punjab, says SAD's Parkash Singh Badal

LAMBI: Former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday took a dig at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying the party does not have any relation with Punjab.

The Times of India · Feb 20, 2022

Poll results will surprise armchair analysts: Badal

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) patron and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday said the Punjab state assembly election results will surprise many armchair analysts.

The Times of India · Feb 18, 2022

Narrative for change gets under way in Punjab

Congress is focusing on Dalit votes this time; AAP has an edge of perception, Akali Dal is in the reckoning

The Hindu · Feb 18, 2022