Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi filed his nomination from Bhadaur Assembly constituency in Barnala district on Monday ahead of Punjab Assembly polls.
Ahead of Punjab the Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Firozpur district on January 5.
When asked whether he would participate in the famous Kapil Sharma show, Sidhu said, “If people don’t have a problem, why do you worry. If I do a TV show, I will leave at 3 from here and will return here before anyone wakes up.”
The party was not doing well in Punjab, where it was seen as an alternative to the Akalis and the Congress, and Goa, where it hoped to put up a spirited fight.
Capt. Amrinder Singh will celebrate his birthday by returning to power in Punjab after 10 years.
Sidhu said this victory is a ‘new year’s gift’ to the Congress supremos and will fuel the development of the grand old party hereafter.
Congress was surging ahead in 55 seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly, followed by the AAP in 24 seats, the SAD in 23 seats and the BJP in six seats, as per early trends.
The opposition Congress was surging ahead with more than 50 seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly, followed by the SAD-BJP in 28 and AAP in 24 seats, as per early trends.
The Election Commission has issued guidelines on security arrangements for counting of votes, and has also set up facilities for disseminating trends and results of elections of five assemblies.
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