Eager to consolidate its base, the SAD is reaching out to include more non-Sikh candidates. Besides fielding the highest number of Hindu candidates (11 of the 94 seats the party is contesting) ever, the SAD is also counting on Sikh candidates with trimmed beards. They are hockey legend Pargat Singh, former Punjab DGP Paramjit Singh Gill, former IAS officer Darbara Singh Guru and trade unionist Malkit... 

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is apparently unaware of his actual age. In his nomination papers filed from the Lambi assembly constituency today, he claimed to be 84-year-old (as on January 10, 2012). However, in the 2007 assembly elections, he had stated that he was 76-year-old (as on January 22, 2007). Interestingly, the CM has even taken an oath on both the occasions, raising a big question... 

Punjab Congress strongman Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday justified nepotism in ticket distribution for the assembly elections. “We have gone entirely for ‘winnability’. We are very clear. We have to form the next government. If these people ( relatives) are capable of winning the seats, what’s wrong in giving them tickets?” Singh told Rahul Kanwal in Aaj Tak’s... 

Anti-incumbency is once again the buzzword with a twist in Punjab. As the state makes its run up to the Assembly polls on January 30, the phenomenon that has alternately brought the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and its partner BJP, and the Congress to power is this time applicable to both. The ruling SAD-BJP combine will be battling anti-incumbency in the state, while the Congress will be fighting a central... 

Chandigarh: Former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh has taken the plunge into active politics, with ruling Shiromani Akali Dal fielding him from the Jalandhar Cantt seat for the 30 January Punjab Assembly polls. His name figured in the list of eight other candidates which the SAD announced today in the fifth list of the party nominees for the upcoming polls. Hockey Former Indian hockey captain Pargat... 

New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Congress today finalised its list of candidates for Assembly elections in Punjab, where the party is poised for keen contest with the ruling SAD-BJP combine. The names were decided by the Central Election Committee of the Congress headed by party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as its permanent member. The candidates for Assembly polls in Uttarakhand have... 

The Shiromani Akali Dal has released its first list of 47 candidates for the Assembly elections. Former DGP P.S. Gill’s name figures on it,he has been fielded from the Moga seat. 1. Lambi- Parkash Singh Badal 2. Gurdaspur- Gurbachan Singh Babehali 3. Fatehpur Churian- Nirmal Singh Kahlon 4. Dera Baba Nanak- Sucha Singh Langeh 5. Majitha- Bikramjit Singh Majithia 6. Raja Sansi- Vir Singh Lopoke 7.... 

The Sanjha Morcha today released its first list of 41 candidates, with People’s Party of Punjab president Manpreet Singh Badal deciding to try his luck in his traditional Gidderbaha constituency. Former chief minister Surjit Singh Barnala’s son Gaganjeet of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) will contest from Dhuri. It’s official. It will be Gurdas Singh Badal versus elder brother Parkash Singh... 

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal is probably facing the biggest challenge of his political career so far. Revolting against Sukhbir and the senior SAD leadership, several contenders who did not get the party ticket for the Punjab assembly polls have already announced their independent candidature. As soon the model code of code of conduct came into force after the announcement... 

The anxiety among Congress ticket contenders for the Punjab assembly elections is growing, and so is the rush at Punjab Bhawan, which has virtually turned into “Punjab Congress Bhawan” with leaders of all hues camping here in hordes in hope for ticket. While the SAD has already declared most of its candidates, the delay by the Congress in announcing the names has held up its election campaign,...