Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's announcement of the party's chief ministerial candidate in Punjab, state Congress president Navjot Sidhu on Saturday said the CM face should be one who could win 60 seats in the 117-member assembly.
Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife and former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu alleged that a 1988 road-rage case is being pursued against her husband at the behest of Akali leader Bikramjit Majithia.
Barely 24 hours after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal said he would announce the party’s CM face in Punjab, it launched a phone number for the people to choose a candidate.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia was all guns blazing towards Punjab's Congress government led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, alleging a "conspiracy" to frame him.
With just a few months to go for the 2022 Punjab polls, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to gain ground in the state. PM Modi is also expected to be in the state soon. India Today explores if the Modi factor will work in Punjab for the saffron party.