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Votes may have fallen through Cong cracks

Friday 23 October '09

If the ruling Congress in Haryana has suffered a drop of 7.3 per cent in vote share as compared to the Lok Sabha elections barely six months ago....
Six months in Haryana

Friday 23 October '09

In May, the Congress swept. How October’s result changes its politics....
Multi-cornered contests, rebels apart, it may be Hooda’s day

Thursday 22 October '09

With their fate sealed in the EVMs which would open today, most candidates and their close associates in Haryana have been spending sleepless nights....
Cong on strong wicket, INLD distant second

Tuesday 13 October '09

While aisa pehli baar hua hai, the Congress punchline for its Haryana Assembly campaign referring to the state’s development on all fronts under its rule, may be open to debate, it is indeed an election of many firsts....
From cycles to 24-hr power, it’s raining promises in Haryana

Monday 5 October '09

Parties in Haryana are going all out to promise voters the moon ahead of polls. The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) led by former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala...
Now there are five

Wednesday 30 September '09

In Haryana’s crowded fray, the Congress faces little opposition....
Haryana ensures it’s few big happy families

Monday 28 September '09

Only those relatives of leaders who have been active in electoral politics in the past will be given Congress tickets....
Akali meet starts with glitter, ends with dust

Friday 18 September '09

The build up for the Vichar Baithak of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) at Shimla last week had led to high expectations....
States of the SGPC

Friday 14 August '09

Searching for a consensus after the demand for a Haryana chapter....
Hooda gears up for polls, but new trucks on the road

Monday 10 August '09

After the Congress romped home with nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, there was little doubt that Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda....
Cloud on sunshine alliance

Wednesday 24 June '09

Even as the BJP is battling its crisis at the top level, its Punjab unit had been saber-rattling its coalition partner....
Badal, Maya, Amarinder give political colour to Dera leader’s funeral

Friday 5 June '09

Till about a month ago, only a few outside Punjab and not many even within the state, barring its followers, were aware....
The fearless at prayer

Wednesday 27 May '09

Deras mushroom in Punjab because of entrenched discrimination
Why Dera a flashpoint, sets off sparks across Punjab

Tuesday 26 May '09

The rapidity with which protests spread is a pointer to the growing clout of deras that have mushroomed across the state and their potential to spark off conflict.
Deciphering Deras

Tuesday 26 May '09

VIPIN PUBBY takes a look at the history of deras in general, and Dera Sachkhand Ballan in particular, in Punjab
Cong strong in war of titans, acid test for ‘Rahul brigade’

Wednesday 13 May '09

The Congress in Punjab can afford to wait for the outcome of the elections on Saturday with hopes high as nine of the 13 constituencies in Punjab....
‘Few bad apples’ may not upset Cong applecart

Thursday 7 May '09

Seeking to match the Congress’s impressive tally of nine out of the 10 Haryana seats last time...
Punjab mother of all battles features a wife, son, bahu

Thursday 7 May '09

The outcome of the polling in four out of the 13 constituencies in Punjab on Thursday involves high stakes...
In battle of grandchildren, Shruti Choudhry’s hands tied

Tuesday 5 May '09

Huge banners carrying portraits of former deputy prime minister Devi Lal and former defence minister Bansi Lal dominate the re-demarcated....
Backward Bathinda’s twin poll bonanza

Friday 1 May '09

It couldn't have been bigger. The two main opponents for the Bathinda Lok Sabha seat have much more at stake than just winning....
Viewing Delhi from Punjab

Saturday 11 April '09

For close to a quarter of a century the Congress has been in a state of denial.
Last two faces of guilt: why Cong decided to cut its losses

Friday 10 April '09

Politics, more than justice, seems to be the trigger behind the Congress response to get Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar to withdraw from the Lok Sabha fray.
Return of the King Cong

Thursday 26 March '09

Long in the doghouse after his party’s defeat in the 2007 Assembly elections, Captain Amarinder Singh is firmly on the path of rehabilitation with a majority of Congress tickets.....
Punjabi saga, Part II

Saturday 17 May '08

They seemed to make the perfect political fit. So what happened? In the aftermath of the contentious panchayat polls in Punjab, Vipin Pubby tracks the SAD-BJP rift.
‘It would take just 3-4 months to deal with Naxalism if govt has the will and ends corruption in police’

Sunday 6 January '08

A steep decline in moral values and increasing corruption in public life, particularly in the police forces, are responsible for the violence in various parts of the country, including Naxalite-affected areas, says K.P.S. Gill, former Director General of Police, Punjab, and President of the Indian Hockey Federation, during an interaction with Express staff at our Chandigarh office. The discussion was moderated by Chandigarh Resident Editor Vipin Pubby
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