Sunil Jakhar

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Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar quits party

It is my parting gift to the party. Good luck and Goodbye Congress, Jakhar said while announcing that he was parting ways with the Congress

14 May 2022 2:04 PM

The utterances of Navjot Singh Sidhu against the Punjab government and the sitting chief minister had made the situation uncomfortable for many Congressmen from the state. — ANI file photo

Truce in Punjab?: Amarinder to attend Sidhu event today

Sidhu and 4 other working presidents of the state Congress sent a special invitation to Capt. Amarinder to attend the installation ceremony

23 Jul 2021 8:25 AM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. (PTI Photo)

Punjab Congress meetings: Rawat flies to meet Amarinder, Sidhu calls on Jakhar

The visit is being seen as an effort to placate Amarinder, who wrote a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday

17 Jul 2021 2:57 PM

Jakhar proposed the resignation in wake of defeat from Gurdaspur while Ajoy's offered after the party could manage to win only one seat in the state in the recently held Lok Sabha polls. (Photo: ANI)

Jharkhand, Punjab, Assam Cong chief offers to resign after defeat in LS polls

The Congress party fared poorly in the Lok Sabha polls across the country, managing to win only 52 seats.

27 May 2019 2:21 PM

BJP leader Dharmendra said he would not have allowed his son Sunny Deol to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Gurudaspur. (Photo: ANI)

Wouldn't have allowed Sunny to contest had I known his opponent: Dharmendra

Sunil Jakhar is the incumbent parliamentarian from Gurdaspur.

13 May 2019 10:01 AM

Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar (Photo: PTI)

PM remark may harm Kartarpur corridor, says Sunil Jakhar

Jakhar and Randhawa along with other leaders of the region walked up to the corridor site where devotees were performing mass prayer.

30 Apr 2019 6:25 AM

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh denies rift with PPCC president

In reply to a query on the Phagwara clash, the chief minister said the situation was completely under control.

17 Apr 2018 1:55 AM

Navjot Singh Sidhu celebrates after winning the bypoll, in Gurdaspur on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

It’s like winning Test match by an innings, says Navjot Singh Sidhu

Jakhar polled 4,99,752 votes while Salaria polled 3,06,533, an election official said.

16 Oct 2017 2:58 AM

Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar shows victory sign as he celebrates after winning the Gurdaspur parliamentary bypoll, in Gurdaspur on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Congress sweeps Gurdaspur bypoll by huge margin

Mr Jakhar polled 4,99,752 votes while Salaria polled 3,06,553, a poll official said.

16 Oct 2017 2:57 AM

Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar had earlier claimed the bypoll would be a 'referendum' on the NDA government. (Photo: ANI)

Punjab: Congress takes Gurdaspur from BJP, wins LS bypoll by 1,93,219 votes

The bypoll witnessed a three-cornered race contest among major political parties -- the Congress, the BJP and the AAP.

15 Oct 2017 1:01 PM

Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat has been a stronghold of the BJP. It has nine Assembly segments -- Bhoa, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Dinanagar, Qadian, Fathegarh Churian, Dera Baba Nanak, Sujanpur and Batala. (Photo: ANI)

Counting for Punjab's Gurdaspur LS bypoll underway; Cong leads

The bypoll witnessed a three-cornered race contest among major political parties -- the Congress, the BJP and the AAP.

15 Oct 2017 11:27 AM

Byelection: Sunil Jakhar Congress candidate from Gurdaspur seat

The byelection will be held on October 11, and the last date of filing nomination is September 22.

21 Sep 2017 7:15 AM

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