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Will it be repeat for Akalis in Punjab?
Jan 31, 2012
Punjab sees record 77% voting, Uttarakhand 70%: Report
Jan 31, 2012
Congress will form next Punjab govt: Amarinder Singh
Jan 30, 2012
Punjab CM almost missed out on his vote!
Jan 30, 2012
Cong, Akali Dal slug it out in Punjab; BJP hopes to retain U'khand
Jan 30, 2012
Around 30 per cent polling till noon in Punjab
Jan 30, 2012
Read all Firstpost's election coverage
Jan 30, 2012
Badals' future under a cloud as voting begins in Punjab
Jan 30, 2012
@PRSLegislative: Punjab Poll Facts: 1078 candidates contesting for 117 seats. 612 independents in fray.
Jan 30, 2012
Ten percent polling in Punjab as of 10 am
Jan 30, 2012
Sukhbir, Amarinder trade charges against each other
Jan 30, 2012
Lacklustre start to Uttarakhand polls
Jan 30, 2012
@TheFilmySharma: today is voting day in Punjab...exercise your right...choose your candidate carefully ;) ?
Jan 30, 2012
Cartoon characters spice up Punjab polls
Jan 16, 2012
Amarinder files nomination papers from Patiala
Jan 16, 2012
Political outfits grappling with rebellion in Punjab
Jan 16, 2012
Withdraw nominations or face expulsion: Capt Amarinder tells rebels
Jan 16, 2012
Cash seizure ahead of poll help unearth black money in Punjab
Jan 16, 2012
Think positive, think progressive: Pargat Singh
Jan 16, 2012

I don’t believe in exit polls projections: Amarinder

Mar 5, 2012

Exuding confidence that Congress will win 70-plus seats in the 117-member Punjab assembly, PCC President Amarinder Singh today ridiculed the claims of exit poll surveys.

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Parkash Singh Badal sworn in as Punjab CM

Mar 14, 2012

Leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) Parkash Singh Badal has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for a record fifth term.

#NewsTracker #Parkash Singh Badal #Punjab #Punjab2012 #Shiromani Akali Dal #Sukhbir Singh Badal

Parkash Singh Badal to be Punjab CM on 14 March

Mar 8, 2012

All speculation over leadership was firmy put to rest when the Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) unanimously elected Badal as its Legislature party leader.

#Elections2012 #NewsTracker #Parkash Singh Badal #Punjab #Punjab2012

SAD-BJP lose vote share, Congress gains in Punjab

Mar 6, 2012

The vote percentage of SAD fell by 2.34 percent whereas its ally BJP’s vote percentage dropped by 1.15 percent.

#Parkash Singh Badal #Punjab Elections 2012 #Punjab2012 #Shiromani Akali Dal

Punjab 2012 Results: Amarinder Singh retains Patiala

Mar 6, 2012

List of winners so far from the Punjab State Assembly elections.

#Amritsar #Congress #Punjab2012 #SAD

Live election results: SP, Akali Dal celebrate, national parties introspect

Mar 6, 2012

The BJP is doing extraordinarily well in Uttar Pradesh, while the BSP looks as though it is getting routed.

#Assembly elections 2012 #Election Results #Goa2012 #Punjab2012 #State Assembly Elections #UP2012 #Uttarakhand2012

I don’t believe in exit polls projections: Amarinder

Mar 5, 2012

Exuding confidence that Congress will win 70-plus seats in the 117-member Punjab assembly, PCC President Amarinder Singh today ridiculed the claims of exit poll surveys.

#Amarinder Singh #Bharatiya Janata Party #Congress #PCC President #Punjab2012

Punjab: SAD-BJP set to buck anti-incumbency mood

Mar 3, 2012

According to a CSDS survey, the vote share of the party is likely to dip four percent.

#Congress #Parkash Singh Badal #Punjab2012 #Shiromani Akali Dal

Punjab sees record 77% voting, Uttarakhand 70%: Report

Jan 31, 2012

The high voter turnout in Punjab can also mean that both Congress and the Akali-BJP alliance have mobilised their bases well.

#Assembly Elections #Punjab2012 #Uttarakhand2012

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I don't believe in exit polls projections: Amarinder

05 Mar, 2012

Punjab: SAD-BJP set to buck anti-incumbency mood

03 Mar, 2012

Congress will form next Punjab govt: Amarinder Singh

30 Jan, 2012

Cong, Akali Dal slug it out in Punjab; BJP hopes to retain U'khand

30 Jan, 2012

Punjab CM almost missed out on his vote!

30 Jan, 2012

Punjab's poll menu — booze, dope and moolah

26 Jan, 2012

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