Almost a year ahead of the Assembly poll in Punjab, state Finance Minister Manpreet Badal on Monday tried to woo the farmers, women, elderly and government employees by presenting a populist but deficit Budget for the next fiscal.
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Cong heads for big win in Punjab urban civic polls
By IANS |
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Wed, Feb 17 2021 14:27 IST |
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Cong heads for big win in Punjab urban civic polls. Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, Feb 17 : In a major rout for the opposition amid the farmers protest and just a year ahead of the Assembly polls in Punjab, the Congress won seven municipal corporations and was leading in other civic body polls, while the BJP, facing anger over the contentious Central farm laws, had a dismal show in its urban dominated segments.
The Congress won municipal corporations in Abohar, Bathinda, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Moga, Batala and Hoshiarpur.
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