Congress retains Chandigarh`s Mayor post

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 15:24

Congress retained the post of Mayor of Chandigarh, the election to which was held here on Wednesday, with HC Kalyan defeating the BJP-SAD candidate.

BJP, SAD alliance will sweep Delhi polls: Sukhbir Badal

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 14:12

Senior Shiromani Akali (SAD) Dal leader and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said the BJP and the SAD alliance will sweep the Delhi elections and will get at least 50 seats.

Don`t want BJP-SAD alliance broken at any cost: Harshvardhan

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 12:28

BJP on Saturday said it was making all efforts to fight the Delhi Assembly election unitedly with its "natural ally" -- Shromani Akali Dal -- to defeat the Congress government and asserted that the party does not want the alliance to break at "any cost".

BJP condemns SAD MP Harsimrat`s statement against Rahul Gandhi

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 20:09

SAD`s Harsimrat Kaur Badal drew flak from BJP for statement against Rahul Gandhi on anti-Sikh riots of 1984 and assassination of Indira Gandhi, saying such statements demoralise security forces.

Lok Sabha polls: BJP to contest 3, SAD 10 seats from Punjab

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 00:26

The BJP on Tuesday said it would contest three Lok Sabha seats and its ally Shiromani Akali Dal 10 in next year`s general elections from Punjab.

Badal downplays Sidhu issue, says no rift between BJP, SAD

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 14:09

After meeting with BJP President Rajnath Singh, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday said there is no problem between the allies.

Advani`s resignation is an internal matter of BJP, says SAD

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 23:54

A day after terming Narendra Modi`s elevation in BJP as a "master stroke", Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Parkash Singh Badal gave a guarded reaction to the resignation of LK Advani.

Will support PM candidate proposed by BJP: SAD

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 17:53

A day after NDA ally JD(U) virtually opposed Narendra Modi as the possible prime ministerial candidate, another partner SAD said it was with BJP and would stand by any decision taken by the opposition alliance in this regard.

Ten days after quitting party, former MLA back in SAD fold

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 17:38

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has managed to win former MLA Gurdev Singh Gill back to its side after he quit the party 10 days ago to join Congress.

Badal launches scathing attack on Congress

Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2013, 22:59

Trashing apprehensions about his health, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal took dig at Congress` Amarinder Singh saying even Congress leader was finding it hard to keep pace with campaigning.

Amarinder condemns gang-rape of 14-year-old girl in Jalandhar

Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2013, 18:23

Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh condemned brutal gang-rape of minor girl in Shahkote in Jalandhar district and expressed grave concern over the "rising incidents" of rapes in the state.