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Rebel SAD MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali resigned from the Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) and its 'Panthic unity coordination committee'. Ayali cited the inclusion of leaders who had lost moral authority, as per Akal Takht hukamnama, as the reason for his departure. He praised Amritpal Singh's faction and declared he would not join Delhi-run parties or return to the SAD.

West Bengal may have convinced the BJP that even difficult states can be conquered. But crossing from two seats to the halfway mark in a Sikh-majority state is another proposition altogether

Widely credited with expanding the BJP’s footprint in Assam and across the Northeast after switching from the Congress in 2015, Sarma has played a key role in significantly weakening the grand old party in the state

Following the departure of seven Rajya Sabha MPs, a senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader claims two AAP Lok Sabha MPs may also leave the party. This follows recent shifts in the Rajya Sabha where AAP members aligned with the BJP, strengthening the NDA's position. Speculation over further exits continues.

The AAP, as expected, reacted very strongly to this development and accused the BJP of “Operation Lotus”, a term used to define saffron party engineered defections of political rivals. AAP leader Sanjay Singh alleged that central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were misused to pressure and break away AAP leaders. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of betraying Punjab, which is ruled by AAP and goes to assembly polls next year.

Congress leader Margret Alva remembers a Congress leader saying this during a debate on reservations for women in Parliament years ago. Alva, who has been at the forefront of bringing the issue of quota for women in electoral politics centerstage, believes it is nothing but male ego that is not allowing women their due

BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar dismissed Congress allegations of asset non-disclosure as a "desperate effort" by a "scared" opposition. He predicted a political realignment in Kerala, stating the next elections will see the Congress and LDF unite as the INDIA bloc against the NDA. Kerala will vote in a single phase on April 9, with counting scheduled for May 4.

Assam is among a select group of states where the saffron party has maintained an unbroken winning streak since it secured a landmark national mandate in 2014. Will the BJP-led NDA be able to extend that dominance in the April 9 polls?

Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal today has said that the SAD-BJP alliance government was firmly committed for maintaining the law and order situation in the state and no one would be allowed to disturb the hard earned peace of the state at any cost.

Amid allegations of illegal sand mining under the patronage of leaders of the ruling SAD-BJP alliance, Hoshiarpur police arrested three persons and recovered five vehicles being used for quarrying on January 20 near Dihana village. Punjab jail minister Sohan Singh Thandal's son Ravinder Thandal also reached the spot and allegedly tried to get the issue resolved when villagers were protesting against illegal mining.

The BJP's decision to contest the 2027 Punjab polls solo necessitates strengthening its organizational base and grassroots structures. Past electoral defeats highlight the need to promote credible Sikh leaders and address farmer and community concerns to overcome its urban-centric image and expand its reach beyond select areas.

The resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from the Legislative Council, following his election to the Rajya Sabha, has stirred a wave of sentiments throughout the state. From seasoned leaders to scholars and empowered women from self-help groups, many voices resonate with reflections on his two-decade legacy in governance and progress.

SAD-BJP combine won all but two municipal council seats in Ferozepur and Fazilka districts on Wednesday. BJP bagged 19 out of 31 wards while its alliance partner SAD won six seats in the Ferozepur municipal council.

Even as the SAD-BJP alliance government in Punjab has set higher target of revenue from sale of liquor, people in the villages have become direct victims of the state's liquor policy. Homes are getting ruined and families breaking as drunken men beat, abuse their wives, till the women opt to walk out of their marriage and homes.

In the wake of collapsed seat-sharing negotiations with Congress, JMM is stepping up its game by fielding 21 candidates for the Assam assembly elections. With a strategic focus on expanding into tribal areas of upper Assam, the party is looking beyond its Jharkhand roots.

Even as the SAD-BJP alliance managed to win more seats than Congress in Jalandhar, its tally has gone down by four seats as compared to the previous MC house.

Tarn Taran municipal council had 19 seats during the last elections. BJP holds nine of them. Delimitation has led to the increase in the number of seats to 23.

For the last 13 years, former finance minister Arun Jaitley was the go-to man for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP alliance in Punjab.

The SAD-BJP alliance won a clear majority in Dera Bassi in the municipal council elections, the results for which were declared on Wednesday evening, hours after the polling to five councils and two nagar panchayats ended in Mohali district. The alliance won all the 19 seats from Dera Bassi.

Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said in Kapurthala on Friday that all decisions were being taken unanimously by SAD-BJP leaders and there was hardly any difference between them on any issue.

Differences between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) might be growing in Haryana, but the saffron party’s national vice-president Prabhat Jha described ties between the two allies in Punjab as “ajar, amar, atoot (indestructible, immortal and unbreakable)” on Wednesday.

As SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab cries itself hoarse over mega development in the state and improving quality of life, there are a staggering number, nearly 31,000 children below 14 years of age, who have never been to a school, owned books or known what it is like to read or write.

Ruling SAD-BJP alliance was leading in eight of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab where counting commenced on Saturday morning.

Punjab gave a complete miss to Teachers' Day celebrations this year and the government did not honour a single teacher on Monday - the day neighbouring state ofHimachal Pradesh awarded its 20 teachers.

The rotting wheat in the open godowns of Kad Gill and Piddi villages in Tarn Taran district has attracted the attention of Congress party that has demanded resignation of food and supplies minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon.

Neel.Kamal@timesgroup.Trouble refuses to die down for BJP-SAD alliance in the state.