Raja Malwinder Singh, who parted ways with his elder brother and Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh just before the January 30 assembly polls, has claimed that he is being ignored by the party he joined – the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Malwinder, a scion of the Patiala royal family, said he was not being invited to functions organised by the SAD as well as the Punjab government.... 

Other than the “outstanding” annual confidential reports (ACRs) of Sumedh Singh Saini, it was the “emerging volatile” situation in Punjab — owing to orders being issued to execute the death warrant against Beant Singh’s assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana in March — which compelled the state government to immediately appoint Saini as the DGP. So much so that the government showed scant faith... 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab will have to wait for its regular budget beyond the fiscal year (March 31) as the maiden session of the 14th vidhan sabha (2012-2017) beginning on March 19 will see the new government seeking a vote-on-account. Apart from very little time to work on the budget, chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has not even allocated portfolios. The portfolio distribution is likely on Thursday. “The... 

Chandigarh: For the first time in the last forty years, Punjab has given a second consecutive term to a party in power. The alliance of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP will return to office with 68 of the 117 seats. The Congress, which had hoped that the anti-incumbency habit in the state would push it into government, was left with 46 seats. Parkash Singh Badal, who will continue as chief... 

Party Wise Trends/Tally Alliance PARTY BREAKUP TALLY CONG INC 45 SAD+ SAD 55 SAD+ BJP 12 BSP BSP 0 Key Candidates Candidate Constituency Party Status ADESHPARTAP SINGH KAIRON PATTI SAD Won AMARINDER SINGH PATIALA INC Won AMRINDER... 

The SAD-BJP combine today took a march over Congress as per the early trends in Punjab polls with ruling combine winning five seats while Congress bagging another five. In the trends available for the remaining 107 seats so far, SAD-BJP combine is ahead in 61 seats, while Congress is leading in 43 seats. Independents are leading in three seats As per the results, Punjab Congress President Capt Amarinder... 

Chandigarh: Captain Amarinder Singh of the Congress party says his 42 years in politics allow him to disregard what the exit polls say. “I told the Congress president on Day One that we will get 70 seats,” he told NDTV this morning. The Punjab Assembly has a total of 117 seats. The Captain has already been named his party’s candidate for chief minister in Punjab. He said his opponents’... 

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Harish Rawat on Monday said the party would form the government in Uttarakhand and Punjab after votes are counted and results are known on Tuesday. ” See, we are going to form the government in Uttarakhand and Punjab. We will win with a majority in these two states,” Rawat told media here. Commenting on the polls in Uttar Pradesh, Rawat said: “Rahul (Rahul... 

Chandigarh: In about 40 years of Assembly elections in Punjab, no ruling party has ever returned to power for a second term. Punjab has always voted for change and the strong anti-incumbency has kept political parties on their toes. Historically, the fortunes have swung between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Congress and this time, it seems, will not be any different. Like clockwork, 2012 is Akali... 

Candidates of the People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) today opined that in case of a hung assembly, the party should not join hands with any of the mainstream parties, the Congress or the SAD. They told the party leadership that they should insist on re-election. PPP chief Manpreet Singh Badal had convened a meeting of party candidates and office-bearers here today. Even as the candidates hoped to win...