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[2] [5] In March 2023, Punjab and Haryana High Court directed Punjab state election commission to draw schedule for elections within two weeks. [6] On 16 October 2023, election commission announced schedule for electoral rolls, with final publication for rolls scheduled for 10 November 2023.
The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), [1] formerly the Joint Public Service Commission, is a government agency of the state of Punjab, India, established by the Constitution of India, responsible for the recruitment of various state government jobs through competitive examinations. [2] [3]
In Punjab, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) member parties Aam Aadmi Party and Indian National Congress have decided not to have an alliance and to contest independently as they are the main opponents of each other within the state.
In the 2017 Punjab assembly election, the party formed an alliance with the Lok Insaaf Party giving it five seats. [7] No CM candidate was declared before the elections. [8] This AAP Alliance won 22 seats in total, two of which were won by the Lok Insaaf Party. [9] AAP won 20 seats in the Punjab Assembly in its debut in the 2017 Punjab elections.
Elections in Punjab, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Punjab creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India.
BSP is the fourth largest party in Punjab after improving its vote share in 2012 elections [29] started preparations for 2017 early by launching Punjab Bachao Abhiyaan from 1 November 2014. [30] In 2012, the BSP came second from Balachaur Vidhan Sabha seat with 21,943 votes. [ 31 ]
Politics in reorganised present-day Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties – Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). [1] [2] Since 1967, Chief Minister of Punjab has been predominantly from Jat Sikh community despite its 21 percent state population.
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