The Congress has finally come up with its election manifesto. There’s a definite populist tone to the Congress stance this time. But everything depends on how much ice it cuts with the masses. Members of the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee released their election manifesto in the presence of Union Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, B.B. Bahl, [...]
On Saturday comedian Khayali Saharan was in the city to campaign for Pradeep Chhabra who is a Congress candidate from Ward 4. The Laughter Challenge star Khayali Saharan drew a large audience when he addressed a rally in Sector 22-A. He said that he had come from Delhi on his own to help his friend [...]
Temperatures are rising as elections draw closer. With war of words a given at this time, it is not really surprising to see Harjinder Kaur and Chander Mukhi Sharma at loggerheads. Ward number 15 of Chandigarh is now the bone of contention for two candidates, Chandra Mukhi Sharma of the Congress and Harjinder Kaur of [...]
It’s that time again when masses become the electorate. This is when leaders are public servants. Well as campaigning for Chandigarh MC polls begins, heavyweights turn on the charm. With MC elections drawing close, political parties are busy wooing voters. Cabinet Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has been attending rallies in different wards since Saturday. He [...]
There are more subtleties to the anti corruption wave than fasting and mudslinging. Candidates for the MC polls gathered at Nehru Park in Sector 22 to take an oath against corruption. Now that is certainly not a usual for the elections. At a pledge taking campaign against corruption by local social activists, Congress party made [...]
MC polls around the corner, candidates are busy campaigning, after all, no one wants to take a chance. Hectic campaigning is on ahead of the forthcoming MC elections. With just a few days left, candidates are making a last ditch effort to woo voters. On Wednesday, Satinder Dhawan of the BJP was seen campaigning with [...]
On the last day of filing nominations today, mother of Khushpreet and candidate from Chandigarh Jan Manch, Kulwinder Kaur, BJP candidate Arun Sood and Congress candidate Pradeep Chabra filed their papers. Monday was the last day of the filing of Nomination papers for the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls. From Ward No 15, Kulwinder Kaur, mother [...]
On Saturday, candidates emerged with nomination papers in hands. They came in procession with supporters cheering and bands playing. The carnival atmosphere at the nomination counters in the offices of the Deputy Commissioner and the Housing Board, was hardly less than the ongoing Chandigarh Carnival in Leisure Valley. The nomination procedure for Municipal Corporation elections [...]
The Chd BJP seems to be getting deeper and deeper in the poll mess. With the change in the list of candidates, the party has ruffled more feathers. Announcement of the list of candidates has not made things easier for the Bharatiya Janata Party. In fact, the party is on the horns of a dilemma. [...]
With less than a month to go for the MC elections, there’s trouble brewing in the BJP camp. Protests outside the party office shook the top brass today. BJP dissidents took to the roads after the party announced the list of candidates for the MC elections. Workers of different wards gathered at the party office [...]
