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Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and the new Ministers after the swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh on March 16, 2017.

All you want to know about the Punjab Council of Ministers

The Hindu Net Desk After guiding the Congress to a resounding victory, Amarinder Singh was on March 16, 2017 sworn-in as the Punjab Chief Minister for the second time.Short profiles of the scion of the Patiala royal family and his Ministerial colleagues.Captain Amarinder Singh Captain Amarinder Singh, the ‘Maharaja’ of Patiala, is a war veteran who has seen action during the 1965 war with Pakistan. He joined the Army in 1963, only to resign in 1965 after his father Maharaja Yadavindra Singh was appointed

Capt. Amarinder being administered the oath of office and secrecy by Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore on Thursday.

Amarinder Singh sworn-in as Punjab CM

Special Correspondent Congress leader Capt. Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the Punjab Chief Minister on Thursday. At the Raj Bhavan, Governor V.P. Singh Badnore administered the oath of office and secrecy to Capt. Amarinder Singh and seven Cabinet Ministers and two Ministers of State.Senior Congress leaders, including the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, attended the ceremony. Speculation on Navjot Singh Sidhu becoming the Deputy Chief Minister ended after he was given

Kejriwal alleges major EVM tampering in Punjab

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Amarinder Singh celebrates the win with Mriganka Singh, his granddaughter-in-law, in Chandigarh.

A birthday gift for Amarinder

Sidhu’s portfolio could be changed: Amarinder

Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh and his ministerial colleagues taking part in first cabinet meeting at Punjab Bhavan in Chandigarh on Saturday, March 18, 2017.

Punjab Assembly has a new majority - crorepatis

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Key decisions taken at Amarinder’s first Cabinet meet

Capt Amrinder Singh.

Punjab: Key winners and losers — Amarinder wins in Amritsar, loses Lambi

Chief Election Commissioner of India Nasim Zaidi.

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A protest in Amritsar against the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib . People are still angry with the ruling party over inaction in cases of vandalism of the holy book.

Angry, pained and determined to stem the tide of sacrilege

BSP supremo Mayawati

Mayawati trains guns on SAD-BJP alliance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur and her husband and Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal at a rally in Faridkot on Sunday.

Let AAP fulfil promises in Delhi first, says Modi

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₹96 crore in cash, 4,700 kg of narcotics seized in five poll-bound States

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Forget the delivery, it’s all about the promise

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Sidhu’s portfolio could be changed: Amarinder

Punjab Assembly has a new majority - crorepatis

Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has announced that his government’s first priority would be to deal with the problem of drug abuse. The Punjab CM and Congress leader Asha Kumari in Chandigarh.

Punjab elections 2017: Of deras, dynasties, and drugs

Key decisions taken at Amarinder’s first Cabinet meet

All you need to know about the Punjab Council of Ministers

After guiding the Congress to a resounding victory, Amarinder Singh was on March 16, 2017 sworn-in as the Punjab Chief Minister for the second

Amarinder Singh sworn in as Punjab CM

Congress leader Capt. Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the Punjab Chief Minister on Thursday. At the Raj Bhavan, Governor V.P. Singh Badnore

Kejriwal alleges major EVM tampering in Punjab

AAP's poor show in Punjab is beyond understanding, says Arvind Kejriwal

Amarinder to become CM on March 16

Governor Badnore ordered the dissolution of the current Punjab Assembly, paving the way for the formation of a new government.

The Congress’s Punjab lifeline

Its traditional support base and the Akali supporters’ votes helped the party fend off the AAP threat

A birthday gift for Amarinder

Congress has returned to power in Punjab, winning 77 seats out of 117

Congress takes heart from victory in Punjab

Even as party rallies to form governments in Goa and Manipur, Uttar Pradesh fiasco puts a question mark on Rahul Gandhi’s leadership skills

Youngest and oldest contestants win in Punjab polls

The results of Punjab Assembly polls which saw a resurgent Congress returning to power after a gap of 10 years on Saturday witnessed the youngest and

Kejriwal’s ambition to launch himself as national leader takes a blow

With early trends making it evident that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was heading for defeat in the Punjab Assembly polls, political observers believe

Disappointed with performance, time to introspect: AAP

The AAP today said it is disappointed with its performance in Punjab and Goa and will introspect on the reasons behind it.As per the counting trends,

Best birthday gift for Amarinder Singh

“People of Punjab have voted for development, it’s time to bring back the heydays of Punjab,” he says.

Victor Amarinder calls Kejriwal a summer storm, which came and gone

Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh on Saturday said his party is committed to good governance, tackling drug menace, in his first comments

Punjab: Key winners and losers

Congress made a resounding comeback in Punjab after a decade, with nearly two-thirds majority. The Shiromani Akali Dal suffered a humiliating defeat,

Congress gets majority in 117-member Punjab Assembly

Welcome to The Hindu's Live Coverage of the Punjab Assembly elections results.PTI reports that the Opposition Congress has won 76 seats in the

Exit poll trends worry parties in Punjab

AAP’s entry a game changer: Analysts

Counting of votes in five States on Saturday

Tens of thousands of central forces are deployed at the counting centres.

Multi-phase polls are here to stay: Nasim Zaidi

The Chief Election Commissioner of India puts it down to parties’ preference for Central police forces

Voting with our feet: robust turnouts defy anxieties about voter alienation

Voter turnout estimates are often revised for a final tally by the Election Commission, but by all accounts the current round of Assembly elections

Leaders must tell voters not to take bribes, says CEC Nasim Zaidi

‘The Election Commission is seeking to make it a cognisable offence as under current laws police cannot take action’

BJP ahead in 3 States; Congress, AAP locked in tough contest in Punjab, say exit polls

However, the numbers given by the exit polls varied widely, suggesting convergences only in broad trends.

EC reports rise in cash seizures

Cash seized by the enforcement agencies monitored by the Election Commission (EC) in the five States where the Assembly elections were held during the

No post poll alliance with BSP or any other party in UP: Amit Shah

BJP president expresses the confidence that his party will form the next government in U.P., Uttarakhand and Goa with “full majority”.

EC to probe ‘security breach’ in Punjab EVM strongrooms

Acting on a complaint from the Aam Aadmi Party alleging a security breach in strongrooms in Punjab where the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are

AAP cries foul over EVM ‘security breach’

Calls for probe into security lapses of EVMs in strong rooms

A sudden lightness of being

Post-ideology mobilisation, promoted by parties such as the AAP and now Samajwadi Party, is changing the election rhetoric by showcasing an alternative way of doing things

Now, it is anybody’s game in Punjab

Political analysts interpret the high turnout as a vote for change, but others point to the strikingly similar polling figure in 2012

Sidhu in a soup after he takes car to booth

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu allegedly violated the model code of conduct on Saturday as he, along with his family, entered the

Heavy turnout in Punjab and Goa

70% turnout; minor clashes, EVM glitches in Punjab

Punjab on election day

Punjab on Saturday recorded an estimated 70% polling. The State is seeing a high-stake contest among the Congress, new entrant AAP and the ruling

70% polling in Punjab; technical glitches, skirmishes at some places

A large number of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines developed snags during the polling process

Amarinder Singh confident of Congress’ clean sweep across Punjab

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Saturday termed the Assembly polls as a “vote for stability versus communalism and radicalism” and exuded

Winter of discontent

Punjab went to polls today. Touring the State for a month, the writer found India’s former food basket so deep in debt that it has mortgaged its cremation grounds.

Polling ends in Goa, Punjab

Record 83% voter turnout in Goa; 70% polling in Punjab

Kejriwal says Punjab police siding with Badal

With hours to go for the Assembly elections in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that policing had been compromised

Punjab, Goa go to polls today

Congress, BJP battle it out as Kejriwal’s AAP debuts in the States.

All set for a big surprise

If there is indeed serious anti-incumbency in Punjab, the final results will rest on how previous and current supporters of the Akali-BJP alliance assess the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party

The stakes in Punjab and Goa

Punjab and Goa go to the polls today, heralding a multi-phase election schedule, with three other States set to vote over the next month. Punjab and

AAP’s donation records incorrect: I-T dept to EC

Officials said the alleged discrepancies in the donation records of party are of about ₹27 crore.

Campaign ends; Punjab, Goa ready for polls

The high-voltage campaign for the February 4 elections in Punjab and Goa came to an end on Thursday evening after hectic canvassing by various

No print ads in Goa, Punjab without EC nod

The Election Commission on Thursday directed the political parties to ensure that no newspaper advertisements are published in poll-bound Goa and

Angry, pained and determined to stem the tide of sacrilege

Political analysts in Punjab see the latest attempt of the Prime Minster and the Akali leadership to heal the hurt feelings as a last-ditch effort to consolidate the support of Sikh voters that could be a make-or-break factor in the upcoming polls.

15% of candidates for Punjab polls face criminal charges: report

About 15% of the candidates for the coming polls in Punjab have criminal cases registered against them, according to an analysis by election watchdog

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