Aam Aadmi Party

The Aam Aadmi Party and Goa Forward Party have announced a pre-poll alliance ahead of the 2027 Goa Assembly elections, bringing a new alliance arrangement into the state’s political landscape.

The Gujarat government has said a decision on declaring drought in affected areas will be taken only after a detailed survey at the end of the Kharif season. The opposition has demanded immediate action, citing rainfall shortages in several districts and concerns among farmers.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced four Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatras beginning September 18, 2026, with plans to cover all 117 Assembly constituencies. The campaign will focus on the drug menace while also highlighting corruption, law and order and governance issues ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly election.

Senior Punjab Congress leaders Charanjit Singh Channi and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa have appeared together in a fresh show of unity, as the party steps up its criticism of the AAP government over law and order and the death of a Dalit agricultural labourer.

Punjab Congress has decided to enter the 2027 Assembly election without projecting a chief ministerial candidate in advance. State in-charge Sachin Pilot said the party will campaign under collective leadership, a strategy aimed at maintaining unity while the Congress prepares for a major electoral contest against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party.

Political tensions in Punjab have intensified as Congress stepped up its attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government over the drug menace, law and order and governance concerns. The opposition campaign comes as Congress prepares for the upcoming Punjab Assembly election and Sachin Pilot takes charge of the party’s state affairs.

A political controversy has erupted in Punjab after the death of a Sangrur farmer whose family says he had raised concerns about drug addiction and government action against the drug trade. Rahul Gandhi has demanded the resignation of Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and called for an independent investigation.

Punjab politics has taken a new turn after farmers called off a week-long protest following written assurances from the state government. The government agreed to convene a special Assembly session on interstate water agreements and address several agricultural demands, temporarily reducing tensions between farmers and the AAP administration.

The Supreme Court has resumed final hearings in petitions concerning the Shiv Sena split and the disqualification of MLAs from the Eknath Shinde-led faction. The Shinde camp is defending the Election Commission’s decision recognising its organisational majority in the party dispute.

Police conducted a search at the residence of former Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi as part of an investigation into an alleged private-school fraud case. The development has drawn attention to the state’s political and legal landscape.