Drug-sniffing dogs that were deployed for the first time in Punjab to check transportation and distribution of drugs ahead of Assembly polls helped state law enforcement agencies recover 58 kg of poppy husk

Punjab Chief Minister and the leader of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, Parkash Singh Badal, 89, was hurt in the eye when a man hurled a show at him during an election campaign at Ratta Khera village in his assembly constituency Lambi.

Putting an end to all speculations, Arvind Kejriwal said that he would not be running for the top office in Punjab.

Punjab Chief Minister and Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal is likely to contest the Assembly elections from the Lambi constituency.

By-election to the Amritsar Lok Sabha vacated by Congress Punjab president Capt Amarinder Singh will be held on February 4, along with the assembly polls in the state.

A senior election commission official said there has been a "substantial increase" in the number of first-time voters in Punjab, almost 2 per cent of the total 19.7 million electorates in the state.

In a pre-election survey, conducted by Lokniti-ABP News, the ruling SAD-BJP combine are seen emerging as the top party in the upcoming state Assembly elections in Punjab

Punjab Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh said Navjot Singh Sidhu would join the Congress soon, and campaign against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley if he decides to contest the Lok Sabha by-election in Amritsar.

The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee has urged the Supreme Court to ban 'Sardar Jokes' as the "12 o'clock" jibe is in reality linked to acts of bravery

Punjab is all set to go to polls this year and with the Aam Aadmi Party placing its bet and trying to find its feet in the north, it has consistently been the flavour of the political scene in the state