Punjab Assembly Election 2017
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Aam Aadmi Party lost in Punjab because of weak leadership, not naming CM candidate: Bhagwant Mann
•Daggers are out in the Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit, with MP Bhagwant Mann slamming the party leadership for the drubbing it received in the recent state Assembly elections
Punjab Assembly polls: Election Commission asks AAP to introspect on result rather than make allegations
•The EC on Sunday hit out at the AAP for levelling "unfair" allegations of EVM-tampering and asked it to introspect on the reasons for its defeat in the Punjab polls, a response described as "unfortunate" by the party.
AAP terms EC's statement on EVM tampering in Punjab unfortunate, challenges its credibility
•The Aam Aadmi Party Sunday termed the Election Commission's statement on EVM tampering "unfortunate". The EC has asked the party to file an election petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court if it wanted to verify the votes cast in the Punjab Assembly polls with the paper trail data.
Punjab: Amarinder Singh sworn-in as CM as Congress returns to power after a decade
Fp Staff •Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh, who led the Congress to victory in Punjab after a gap of 10 years, was on Thursday sworn-in as the chief minister in Chandigarh.
'Born Congressman' Navjot Singh Sidhu had the last laugh in the Punjab Assembly polls
Anshu Lal •There are times when it is difficult to comprehend what Navjot Singh Sidhu is saying. And then, there are times when he wins a seat by over 42,500 votes.
Captain Amarinder Singh sworn-in as Punjab CM, Navjot Singh Sidhu becomes cabinet minister
Fp Staff •Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh was on Thursday sworn-in as the chief minister of Punjab in Chandigarh.
Assembly Election 2017: 140 of 690 newly-elected MLAs face serious criminal charges
Indiaspend •There has been a decrease in the number of members of legislative assembly (MLAs) with criminal records in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Punjab and Goa of the five states that elected new state governments, according to our analysis of data compiled by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an advocacy.
Arvind Kejriwal alleges EVM tampering during Punjab polls, says AAP votes shifted to SAD-BJP
Fp Staff •Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that poll tampering took place during the Punjab elections to ensure that AAP is kept out of the state.
Punjab Election Result 2017 highlights: Amarinder meets Governor, oath-taking ceremony on 16 March
Fppolitics •Punjab, which witnessed a triangular contest in the assembly polls, could be in for a neck-and-neck fight between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party.
Assembly Elections Results 2017: Winners, losers and where they fought the state polls
Fp Staff •The map helps to locate the closely contested seats in all the five states that went for elections in February-March.