After a crucial three-hour meeting with Punjab party leaders, Venugopal said there was "no question of leadership change" in Punjab, adding that all leaders "unanimously agreed" with the party's direction moving forward.
Speaking to reporters after meeting the Punjab Governor, Gulab Chand Kataria, Sharma said that while the next national census was expected to begin soon, the state government had gone ahead with "hadbandi (delimitation)" without taking population data into account.
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday, in a joint press conference with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party won approximately 70 per cent of the seats in the district council and block committee elections held in Punjab.
According to the officially declared results, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged with a significant presence across several districts, registering wins in multiple Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti seats, particularly in rural pockets where the party has been expanding its organisational
SAD senior leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the party had repeatedly flagged concerns even before polling, but they went unaddressed. "We had expressed our apprehension that the government has no intention of conducting a free and fair election. The State Election Commission has totally su
The Shiromani Akali Dal has submitted an urgent complaint to the Punjab State Election Commission, alleging that Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma (IPS) and several district police officers conspired to derail the ongoing local body election process in favour of the rul
In a formal letter addressed to State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhari, IAS, the Punjab Congress chief demanded immediate intervention. He urged the Commission to issue strict directions ensuring that all responsible officials remain present at their stations and issue NOCs witho
The Election Commission (EC) has revised the start time for vote counting in the Ludhiana West Assembly by-election to 8:00 am on June 23, instead of the previously scheduled 7:00 am. The Deputy Commissioner was notified of the new timing through an official letter.
Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu, after casting his vote at booth numbers 72-76 at Malwa Senior Secondary School, urged voters to participate actively in the democratic process.
"Before the Punjab elections, the AAP announced that it would provide some funds to women in the state. But to date, has anyone received even a rupee? They cry over the low amount of government money. In the Lok Sabha elections, Arvind Kejriwal had promised to give Rs 1000 to women, Kejriwal
The polling will be held on December 21 from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM and the counting of votes will be done on the same day at the polling station itself, after the completion of polling of votes, he said.