Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district that claimed 26 lives.

Calling the attack unfortunate, he said: "No amount of condemnation is enough."

"In this hour of grief, the government stands with the families of those who have lost their lives in this incident. I will pray to God to give place to their brave souls at his lotus feet. Strict action should be taken against those who carried out this heinous incident," he said.

"The cowardly terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam is unfortunate. My condolences are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. The government is fully with the families who have suffered. No one who carried out this disgusting act will be spared," he said.

Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor on Monday slammed the Bihar government over the caste census, saying that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is ‘deceiving the public’ over the issue.

“Nitish Kumar is deceiving the public over the caste census, land surveys, and employment promises,” the Jan Suraaj chief told media persons in Bihar.

Prashant Kishor also demanded bring White Paper on the caste census Implementation in Bihar.

“Why reservation cap was not increased after the caste survey data was presented in the Assembly. If the JDU-BJP alliance governs both the state and the Centre, what’s stopping them from raising the reservation limit?” he said.

The Panchayats of Goniana Block in Bathinda district have taken a historic decision in support of the Mann government’s anti-drug campaign, ‘Yudh Nashiyan Virudh.’ All village sarpanches have passed a resolution stating that drug peddlers in the villages will face collective boycott and will not receive social support of any kind.

The resolution also mentioned that the Panchayats will actively work at their own level to identify drug peddlers, hand them over to the police, and assist in legal proceedings against them. Furthermore, individuals who quit drugs will be honored by the Panchayats and provided with every possible assistance to reintegrate into normal life.

Aam Aadmi Party Punjab leader and senior spokesperson Neel Garg praised this resolution and thanked all the sarpanches. He said that any movement succeeds only when it receives public support. Therefore, this decision is immensely significant for the campaign led by the AAP government against drugs. He added that change is coming to the villages, and Punjab will soon become completely drug-free.

Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who is on a US visit, has raised serious concerns over the integrity of India’s electoral process, alleging voter fraud and accusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) of being compromised.

Addressing members of the Indian diaspora in Boston during his visit to the United States, Gandhi cited discrepancies in the voter turnout figures during the Maharashtra Assembly elections as a key example.

“More people voted in the Maharashtra Assembly elections than there are registered voters,” Gandhi claimed.

“The Election Commission gave us a figure at 5.30 in the evening. Then, between 5.30 and 7.30 p.m., 65 lakh additional votes were cast. That is physically impossible to manage in just two hours.”

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday inspected Minto Bridge and two other waterlogging-prone points for preparedness to tackle waterlogging, promising that her team was working on war footing to save the city from coming to a standstill due to marooning in monsoon.

“We are installing automatic pumps and laying a 2.5-km pipe to prevent water collection under the bridge,” she said, during an inspection in which she was accompanied by Minister Parvesh Verma, responsible for irrigation, flood control and water.

Inspecting the provisions for rainwater inlet and pumping facilities at the colonial-era Minto Bridge, CM Gupta said the government is working in a time-bound manner and conducting checks in advance to “ensure that not even a drop of rainwater” gets collected during rains.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said the government is committed to promoting sports not just as a career option but also as a way of life. He said sports are being made compulsory at the school level across the state to ensure a balanced development of physical and mental health from an early age.

He said a resolution has been taken to provide medical insurance cover of Rs 20 lakh to every player. The Chief Minister was addressing the gathering after formally inaugurating the third All India Shiv Kumar Smriti Basketball Competition in Kiloi village in Rohtak district, the stronghold of two-time Congress Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

On this occasion, he announced a grant of Rs 21 lakh for development works at the Shiv Kumar Smriti Stadium, the construction of a Mahila Chaupal in the village, and assured that various other local demands would be fulfilled soon.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a raid on retired IAS officer Anil Tuteja's residence in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on Friday.

The raids are believed to be conducted in search of further documentary evidence in the Rs 2000 crore Chhattisgarh liquor and other scams.

Reports said a Delhi-based special team of the agency, comprising six members, searched the premises for incriminating evidence. This recent raid ties into a series of ongoing probes into several scams, including the Naan scam, the Mahadev app betting scam, and allegations of corruption in coal allocation and excise dealings.

Tuteja’s name has repeatedly surfaced as a pivotal figure in these scandals, making him a prime accused in the multi-layered investigations.

His financial dealings and alleged role in these murky operations have drawn the keen attention of authorities.

Calling the near-defunct National Herald newspaper as an ATM of the Congress, former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday targeted the grand old party for following the policy of “family first, party next” and said the ED case has shown that its leaders have been “caught cheating, yet again”.

Hitting out at the Congress for its legacy of alleged corruption since the time of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Thakur said, "Whenever we talk about National Herald... it gives sensation to the entire ecosystem of the Congress party. It is obvious that they would get a sensation as they have been caught stealing red-handed yet again. If you look at the history of Congress, several scams have come to light since Independence."

He said the ED probe has shown that the Congress leaders tried to acquire property worth Rs 2,000 crore by paying Rs 50 lakh, exposing the “Congress model of corruption”.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday assured strict action in the brutal murder of a 17-year-old boy in the New Seelampur area of the national capital, saying that the family will get justice.

CM Gupta said, “I have spoken to the Police Commissioner myself. The deceased, Kunal, was attacked with a knife and was declared dead at the hospital. Those behind the murder will be arrested soon. The family will get complete justice, there will be no shortage. FIR has been registered.”

The incident occurred around 7.38 p.m. on Thursday in J-Block of New Seelampur, when the victim, identified as Kunal, son of Rajveer and a resident of the same locality, was reportedly attacked with a sharp-edged weapon. According to police officials, the local police station (PS Seelampur) received information about the stabbing incident shortly after it happened.

Kunal was immediately rushed to JPC Hospital for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday inspected the Ghazipur landfill site in east Delhi and reviewed the progress of remediation work and assessed the current environmental and infrastructural conditions.

After assessing progress of the work, the Minister also planted a sapling at the landfill site that is proposed to be converted into a green zone after removing the mountains of garbage.

“Guided by the vision of PM @narendramodi Ji and the leadership of CM @gupta rekha Ji, we remain committed to building a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable Delhi,” the Minister for Environment, Forest and Wildlife wrote in a message on social media platform X.

The ongoing remediation work at Ghazipur involves removing and processing the waste, including separating components like plastic, paper, and bricks, through bio-remediation processes. It is a part of the larger plan to become garbage mountain free by the end of 2026.

Amid mounting troubles for the Gandhi-Vadra families over money laundering investigations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be travelling to the US next week.

He is scheduled to give a talk and interact with the faculty members and students at Brown University in Rhode Island on April 21 and 22.

Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera shared the details in his post on X.

He wrote, “Former Congress President Mr. Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Brown University, in Rhode Island, United States, on the 21st and 22nd of April. He will be giving a talk and interacting with faculty members and students”

Rahul Gandhi will also meet the NRIs and members of his party’s overseas unit.

The family members of Hargobindo Das and Chandan Das, the father and son killed in the violence in Murshidabad district of West Bengal last week in which three people died, have declined the compensation offered by the state government.

Last week riot-like situations surfaced in different pockets of minority-dominated Murshidabad district after protests over the newly-promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent.

As per the complaint filed by the family members of the deceased father and son, residents of Samserganj in Murshidabad district, a group of protesters entered their residence on the morning of April 12.

They reportedly hacked the two men to death in front of their family members.

On Wednesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing a meeting with the Imams, Muezzins, and religious leaders from the Muslim community on the impact and protests of the Waqf Act, announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for each family of the victims of the violence.

Preparations are underway for the smooth conduct of polls to elect Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on April 25.

Political parties are vying to ensure the win of their candidates in the polls and making strategies for that.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress are holding meetings with their leaders and party workers for the polls.

AAP is trying to retain the Mayoral post while the BJP wants to wrest the seat.

The Mayor and Deputy Mayor in the MCD are elected by the councillors, 10 members of Parliament and some nominated members of the Legislative Assembly.

The voting process is secret, and the members exercise their right through ballot papers. This time, special arrangements are in place to maintain transparency.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), accusing it of exploiting Dalits for political gains.

In a series of posts on X on Thursday, the BSP leader said the SP, like other parties, has been trying to incite tension and violence by using Dalits as political tools.

She posted on X in Hindi, "It is known that, like other parties, SP too is creating an environment of tension and violence by putting forward people of the party, especially Dalits, and its controversial statements, allegations and counter-allegations and programmes etc., seem to be their politics of extreme narrow selfishness."

She cautioned Dalits, OBCs and Muslims against SP's political tactics, saying the party can go to any extent to get Dalit votes.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in an interim order, on Wednesday asked the Punjab government not to take "coercive" action against Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa till April 22.

The high court also sought the government’s response on Congress legislator Bajwa’s plea to quash the first information report (FIR) against him for spreading misleading information that endangers the country's sovereignty and unity.

A vacation bench of Justice Deepak Gupta, while issuing a notice returnable by April 22, said "no coercive" action shall be taken against the petitioner until the next date of hearing.

Bajwa approached the High Court on Tuesday, seeking the quashing of the FIR. He purportedly told a news channel that "50 bombs had been sneaked into the state, out of which 18 had exploded and 32 more are still there".

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, accused the Union government of being responsible for the recent tension and violence in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

She also accused the Border Security Force (BSF) of their alleged 'failure' in preventing miscreants from neighbouring Bangladesh from reportedly entering the Indian territory and creating violence in Murshidabad.

“I saw a video related to the National Investigative Agency (NIA), which said that a report of the Union Home Ministry has claimed the involvement of Bangladeshi miscreants behind the chaos in Murshidabad. If that is true, who will take that responsibility? Who is responsible for preventing illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators from entering the Indian side? Whose instructions do BSF follow? BSF operates under the instruction of the Union Home Ministry. So what is our fault? Why did the BSF allow the illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators to enter?” the Chief Minister questioned while addressing a meeting with the imams, muezzins, and religious leaders from the Muslim community in the state. The meeting has been reportedly convened to prepare the blueprint on how to oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

The pilot and co-pilot of a helicopter that was allegedly damaged during former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's visit to Sri Sathya Sai district last week appeared before police on Wednesday.

In response to the notices served by the police, Pilot Anil Kumar and co-pilot S. Jain appeared before the Deputy Superintendent of Police and Circle Inspector at C. K. Palli police station.

Elaborate security arrangements were made around the police station during their questioning.

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Jagan Mohan Reddy had reached Papireddypalli village by helicopter on April 8 to console the family of a leader, allegedly murdered by the cadres of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at the premises linked to Surana Group and Sai Surya Developers in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

The sleuths of the Central agency were searching the offices and residences of the management heads and representatives of the Bhagyanagar Properties, a Surana group company, in connection with a money laundering case.

The ED teams were conducting searches at various premises of the two real estate companies in Secunderabad, Jubilee Hills, and Bowenpally.

In November 2024, Cyberabad Police’s Economic Offences Wing registered a First Information Report (FIR) and arrested Sai Surya Developers promoter K. Satish Chandra Gupta and Bhagyanagar Properties promoter Narendra Surana. They had allegedly defrauded a customer by collecting Rs 1.45 crore as advance payment for a plot in a fabricated and unauthorised layout.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a Bangladeshi citizen who was not only residing in Kolkata after possessing fake Indian identity documents, including a passport, but also was operating a hawala racket from his residence.

The arrested person has been identified as Azad Mullick, the owner of Mullick Trading Corporation. He was arrested late Tuesday night at his residence near Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, which is located on the northern outskirts of Kolkata.

Sources said the investigating officials of the Central agency have tracked that the arrested had transferred Rs 2.62 crore last year from India to Bangladesh using the Hawala route.

Businessman Robert Vadra on Wednesday accused the government of stopping him from “doing good work and speaking about their unjust behaviour towards minorities”.

He said this a day after being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a Gurugram land deal case. As per sources, he will again be questioned by the ED on Wednesday.

Vadra has said that he is innocent and that 'truth will prevail.'

In a Facebook post, Vadra said that his birthday week seva had been hampered by the ED summoning him.

“My Birthday Week Seva has been paused for a few days. Plans I have made for feeding the elderly and gifts for all the children in different areas will be continued as soon as I get over the “Government’s ways of stopping Me”, from doing good and speaking about their unjust behavior towards minorities, or if there are even wishes and talks of me being in politics,” wrote Vadra.

Nine people were arrested for violence over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in West Bengal, Kolkata Police said on Tuesday.

Kolkata Police said the arrests were made in connection with violence at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district on Monday.

The violence was carried out by All India Secular Front (AISF) activists after they were stopped from approaching Kolkata from Bhangar to participate in a rally protesting against the Waqf Act, the police said.

The police have registered five cases in connection with the matter.

The AISF supporters blocked the Basanti Highway in protests, and the tension mounted further as the police tried to remove the blockades using force. During the violence, AISF activists torched five police motorcycles.

Rajasthan's former minister and Congress leader Pratap Singh Khachriyawas criticised the BJP-led Central government following Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on properties linked to his family on Tuesday.

"ED functions under the Centre. I don't expect much from this double-engine government. Unnecessary searches are being conducted at my family members' residences," Khachariyawas stated.

"We will cooperate fully with the ED officers and allow the entire search to be carried out, "he said.

Accusing the BJP of political vendetta, he said, "The BJP government is so rattled by my criticism that they ordered these raids. I’ve been speaking out against them for the last one and a half years. They target anyone who raises a voice against them. I knew this day would come, and I’m fully prepared."

Businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress leader and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office here on Tuesday after being served a fresh summons in connection with its ongoing probe into a land deal case in Gurugram, Haryana.

The 56-year-old businessman, who is the brother-in-law of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, will record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), as per reports.

The case pertains to a land purchase in February 2008 for Rs 7.5 crore by Vadra's Skylight Hospitality in Shikohpur in Haryana's Gurugram district.

On the auspicious occasion of Poila Boishakh i.e. Bengali New Year’s Day on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to mislead people.

He accused her of trying to distort history by equating Poila Boishakh with Bangla Dibos or Bangla Day, which signifies the foundation day of West Bengal.

His remarks came after the Chief Minister, through a message posted on the wall of her official X handle, greeted the people of West Bengal on the occasion.

However, instead of ‘Subho Nababarsha (Happy Bengali New Year's Day)’, she wrote, “on this occasion of Bangla Dibos (Bangla Day),” and conveyed greetings to all citizens and best wishes to her “younger brothers and sisters.”

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday took a jibe at the Yogi Adityanath government, saying that its zero poverty programme in the name of B.R. Ambedkar will prove to be another 'jumla'.

Taking to social media platform X, Akhilesh Yadav said that as the government's 'zero tolerance' got zero, similarly, its 'zero poverty' will also prove to be the BJP's jumla.

Slamming the government, he said: "Zero was given to the country for mathematics, not for disseminating lies to the public. Poverty is eradicated by work, not by lip service. The BJP government is zero in works. They will leave, reducing everything to zero."

Stepping up the attack, he said, "BJP can only deceive people by renaming earlier schemes like 'Ambedkar village' and 'Lohia village'. Before making any new promises, the BJP should transfer Rs 15 lakh to every account and review the situation of the adopted villages."

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at multiple locations linked to former Rajasthan Minister and senior Congress leader Pratap Singh Khachariyawas in connection with the Rs 48,100 crore PACL scam.

The operation began around 5 a.m. at 19 locations, including Khachariyawas's residence in Jaipur and other properties across the state.

The raids were being conducted by the Delhi team of ED, with local Jaipur units expected to join and assist shortly. According to ED sources, the action pertains to alleged money laundering and property investments linked to Rs 2,850 crore, reportedly transferred in the names of Pratap Singh and his family members.

A significant portion of the funds is suspected to have been diverted into real estate and other assets.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday claimed the state is effectively fulfilling its responsibility of serving the common man while also implementing the public welfare schemes of the Central government.

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Haryana is progressing steadily as a partner in development, empowered by the strength of a triple engine government,” said the Chief Minister while addressing the gathering at the ‘Sankalp Ki Udaan’ in the presence of Prime Minister Modi, held to mark the inauguration of air services at Maharaja Agrasen Airport and the foundation stone laying of Terminal-2 in Hisar.

Describing the day as historic, the Chief Minister said: “Today, on April 14, we are witnessing a significant milestone as air services commence from the newly constructed Maharaja Agrasen Airport in Hisar to the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya, the city of Lord Shri Rama. Along with this, the foundation stone laying of the second terminal of Haryana’s first airport marks another leap in the direction of development.”

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa is under fire for failing to appear at the police station despite being summoned.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Malvinder Kang questioned Bajwa, asking why he is hesitant to share information about the 50 grenades he mentioned earlier with the Punjab Police, if he indeed possesses any such information.

Kang noted that while Bajwa finds time for hours-long television interviews, he fails to make time to cooperate with the police. He questioned what personal matters could possibly outweigh the security of the state and the nation. Kang further added that the police are merely seeking Bajwa’s cooperation to substantiate his statements and take appropriate action, yet he is deliberately avoiding engagement with the authorities.

Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly Vijender Gupta will go to Bhubaneswar to learn from the successful implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) that has helped Odisha Assembly adopt a paperless legislative process, an official said on Monday.

The three-day study tour from April 15 to April 17 will offer Speaker Gupta an opportunity to study the Odisha Assembly’s digital processes.

An official of the Delhi Assembly Secretariat said the objective of the tour was to study best practices, technological frameworks, and operational models adopted by Odisha in implementing NeVA effectively.

During the last Budget session, Gupta had announced that the Delhi Assembly would become paperless within 100 days.

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K. Kavitha has alleged that Dalits were stripped, humiliated and arrested by police in Kamareddy district on Ambedkar’s birth anniversary.

She took to social media to condemn the incident that occurred in Lingampet mandal.

“Unimaginable brutality against Dalits on Ambedkar Jayanti, what a shameful reflection of governance. Is this Dr Ambedkar’s Constitution in action, or CM Revanth Reddy’s personal rulebook?” asked the member of Telangana Legislative Council.

“Dalits in Lingampet Mandal, Kamareddy, were stripped, humiliated, and arrested by the police, for what? Putting up banners for Ambedkar Jayanti? The police acted like unruly mobs, not public servants. What kind of police feel bold enough to do something like this, unless they know they’re protected from above? This is not just brutality, this is a hate crime,” added Kavitha, daughter of BRS President and former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

Teachers and students of Punjabi University Patiala on Monday hailed the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann for disbursing funds worth Rs 429.24 crore for the Post Matric Scholarship scheme to impart quality high education to the students thereby realizing dreams of Baba Sahib Dr BR Ambedkar- the Chief Architect of Indian Constitution.

Sharing her views, Prabhjeet Kaur from Maletkotla said that she was a student of BCA Honour and her father is a daily wager and it was difficult for her father to bear expenses of education of five siblings. However, she said that due to strenuous efforts of the Chief Minister led state government that she has been able to attain high education. She said that the post matric scholarship scheme has transformed her destiny for which she is thankful to Baba Sahib Ambedkar and the state government.

Muskaan Devi, another student from BCA Honour also said that she is fortunate that the state government is carrying forward the legacy of Baba Sahib Dr BR Ambedkar to empower the youth especially from weaker and underprivileged sections. She said that the state government has given wings to their dreams thereby making them an active partner in social economic progress of the state.

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Cabinet Minister Lal Chand Kataruchakk strongly condemned the derogatory remarks made by pro-Khalistani supporter Gurpatwant Singh Pannun against the architect of the Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. He called Pannun anti-Punjab and anti-Dalit and emphasized the need to teach him a lesson for his repeated attempts to challenge the nation.

Addressing the media in Pathankot on Saturday, Minister Lal Chand Kataruchakk stated that over the past few years, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has consistently issued statements from foreign soil aimed at harming India’s unity and integrity. This time, by making derogatory remarks against Baba Saheb Ambedkar, Pannun has tried to disturb the peace and communal harmony of Punjab.

His statements have hurt not only the Dalit community but also all those across the nation who believe in the Constitution. Kataruchakk highlighted that through the Constitution, Baba Saheb granted equal legal rights to all citizens and provided opportunities for the upliftment of marginalized and oppressed sections of society. He has always been a source of inspiration for the people of India. Such comments against him reflect Pannun’s vile mentality.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's compassion for stray animals was once again on public display on Saturday when she stepped out of her car and confronted a person feeding cows on a busy road, reminding him that such an act endangers bovines and motorists apart from resulting in food wastage.

With folded hands, CM Gupta asked the cow feeder, travelling in a blue car parked near a central verge, to avoid offering 'rotis' on busy roads and requested him to do so at designated places or cow shelters.

The incident took place during the Chief Minister's normal movement on city roads and she also posted a video of the incident on her social media handle over the incident.

"While travelling in the capital today, I saw a man throwing roti from his car onto the road -- presumably to feed a cow. I stopped the car and requested the man to please not do it again. Roti is not just food for us, it is a symbol of our culture, faith and respect," said the CM on her X account.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in the state.

"We have made our position clear on this matter - we do not support this law. This law will not be implemented in our state. So what is the riot about?" she said in a post on social media platform X.

Her post comes at a time when several pockets in the state, especially at the minority-dominated Murshidabad district, have been on the boil for the last few days over the protests against the Waqf Act.

Although previously on a number of occasions the Chief Minister had given "subtle" messages to the Union government that Waqf Act implementation in West Bengal would not be that easy, never before had she been so direct in her proclamation that the new act will not be implemented in the state.

In a decisive move to stabilise and revive the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Sukhbir Singh Badal was re-elected as the party President during a key meeting held at the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) headquarters in Amritsar on Saturday.

The election, held in the historic Teja Singh Samundri Hall — the administrative hub of the SGPC — saw participation from 500 representatives hailing from all 117 Assembly constituencies across Punjab.

Interestingly, Badal’s re-election was sealed without a formal introduction by Working President Balwinder Singh Bhunder, suggesting unanimous support from the party cadre.