Punjab Politics

Former Punjab cabinet minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi quits Congress, joins BJP

Sodhi, an MLA for the last four terms and who is considered close to former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, announced his resignation from the Congress on Twitter and posted the letter sent to party president Sonia Gandhi.

Amarinder Singh junks reports of backend talks with Congress, says 'time for rapprochement is over'

The former Punjab CM's aide tweeted that he will soon launch his own party and will hold talks for seat-sharing with BJP

ABC of Punjab politics: Here's a look at major political parties ahead of Assembly polls in 2022

From AAP to SAD. here is a look at the major players in Punjab politics ahead of the next year's Assembly elections

Amarinder Singh a patriot, open to alliance with those who put national interest first: BJP

BJP general secretary and party in-charge of Punjab affairs Dushyant Gautam said Amarinder, who has announced that he will launch a party, is moving away from the dynasty towards nationalism

Hours after Rawat questions Amarinder's 'proximity' with Shah, Singh hits back hard

Amarinder Singh said the only pressure he had been under for the past few months was that of his own loyalty to the Congress, because of which he continued to tolerate insult after insult

Arvind Kejriwal says AAP will pick good CM candidate for Punjab polls 'when time comes'

Citing certain media reports on Bhagwant Mann, who is said to be an aspirant for the AAP's chief ministerial face in Punjab, Kejriwal referred to him as his younger brother

Ghulam Nabi Azad writes to Sonia, seeks CWC meeting to discuss party affairs amid mass exodus

Azad, along with 22 other leaders, had last year written to Congress president demanding organisational overhaul and elections to all party posts

Will field strong candidate against Navjot Singh Sidhu in Assembly polls, says Amarinder Singh

In a series of interviews, Amarinder Singh said that Priyanka and Rahul were like his children and expressed remorse regarding the way things ended

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, Navjot Singh Sidhu in Delhi to discuss new Cabinet expansion

Sources said the cabinet is likely to see the induction of fresh faces after the Delhi meeting, where the probable candidates will be discussed

'Feeling sad for Captain saab': How political class reacted on Amarinder Singh's resignation as Punjab CM

While the growing rift between Congress member Navjot Singh Sidhu and Singh made for interesting politics, it also marred the Congress’ image as a party that could not keep its politicians in line