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Rahul Gandhi welcomes Navjot Singh Sidhu into the Congress at his residence in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Sidhu finally joins Congress, party gets Punjab boost

Tipped to contest from Amritsar East.

16 Jan 2017 2:35 AM IST

The BJP had romped home to victory in the Assembly elections in Assam, the Saturday bypolls will show peoples mood after demonetisation.

Punjab polls: 101 candidates face criminal cases, 41 are illiterate

Of them, 78 candidates are facing serious criminal charges including that of murder, attempt to murder and crime against...

29 Jan 2017 7:30 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab polls: Fulfill promises at Delhi first, Modi hits out at...

Addressing a rally at Kotkapura, the Prime Minister launched an attack against the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress.

29 Jan 2017 5:04 PM IST

Expat NRIs, mostly AAP backers, hit a campaign trail because Punjabis are hurting worldwide. (Photo: Twitter)

Expat NRIs, mostly AAP backers, hit campaign trail as 'Punjabis are...

The 'Chalo Punjab' campaign launched abroad to gather up volunteers seems to have worked.

29 Jan 2017 10:03 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses during the partys Rally at Ramlila Maidan in Jaipur. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab polls: Kejriwal reiterates promise to send Majithia to jail by...

Tearing into Badal family, he said now time has come for them to face the consequences of the menace they had conferred...

28 Jan 2017 12:50 PM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo: File)

AAP releases Punjab manifesto; promises Dalit Deputy CM, multiple sops

A team of AAP leaders led by Punjab in-charge Sanjay Singh released the manifesto in Chandigarh.

27 Jan 2017 7:47 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a rally in Jalandhar. (Photo: Twitter/ @narendramodi_in)

Cong shaming Punjab youth in desperation to form govt: PM

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi had earlier today claimed that 70 per cent of the youth of the state was addicted...

27 Jan 2017 4:15 PM IST

BJP-SAD combine versus Congress and AAP, will see all three big faces, Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal address rallies in Punjab to woo voters. (Photo: PTI)

Battle for Punjab: Modi, Rahul and Kejriwal to raise poll bugle in...

Punjab will vote on February 4 and the counting will take place on March 11.

27 Jan 2017 11:51 AM IST

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh (Photo: PTI)

Won't spare Badals for registering false cases against people:...

Exhorting people to vote for the Congress candidate, Singh said the party is committed to correcting all the wrongs done...

15 Jan 2017 9:31 PM IST

Congress Vice-President and Navjot Singh Sidhu. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Beginning of a new inning: Sidhu tweets after joining Cong

The 53-year-old also posted his photo with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Twitter and Facebook after joining...

15 Jan 2017 8:32 PM IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu

Congress announces 8 more names for Punjab polls, but Sidhu missing

At the AICC briefing in Delhi, Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi steered clear of questions as to when Sidhu is...

13 Jan 2017 8:34 PM IST

Capt. Amarinder Singh welcomed the two, and said it was just the beginning of an exodus that would intensify as the date of elections near, and specially after the model code of conduct comes into force.

Congress rules out total prohibition in Punjab if voted to power

Amarinder Singh, who served as Punjab CM for 5 years, said his government would crack down on illicit liquor trade and...

13 Jan 2017 7:39 PM IST