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New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 8.45 pm.
DEL49 POLL-AMARINDER-LD SIDHU Pakistan wanted Sidhu reinstated as Punjab minister, claims ex-CM Amarinder Singh New Delhi: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday claimed he had got a message from Pakistan to reinstate Navjot Singh Sidhu in his government because he was an old friend of their prime minister.
ELN14 POLLS-2NDLD NDA-PB Punjab seat sharing: BJP to contest on 65 seats, PLC on 37, SAD (Sanyukt) on 15 New Delhi: The BJP in Punjab will contest on 65 assembly seats, the Punjab Lok Congress on 37 seats and the SAD (Sanyukt) on 17 seats, BJP chief J P Nadda said on Monday as he announced the seat-sharing agreement between his party and its allies for the February 20 state polls.
ELN13 POLLS-PB-PAK-SIDHU Amarinder spent cartridge: Sidhu Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday dubbed former CM Amarinder Singh a "spent cartridge", responding to his claim that he had got a request from Pakistan to reinstate the ex-cricketer in his government.
ELX15 POLLS-PB-AMARINDER-MAFIA Sidhu sheltered Cong MLAs involved in illegal sand mining: Amarinder Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday ridiculed Navjot Singh Sidhu"s claims of fighting the sand mining mafia, saying the state Congress president had himself led the rebellion against him with the MLAs who were allegedly involved in the activity.
ELN10 POLLS-PB-AAP-LD-SIDHU Sidhu calls AAP"s drive to select CM face "scam", complaint lodged with poll panel Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday dubbed AAP"s survey to select its CM face for the state Assembly polls a "scam" and "deceptive scheme" and said his party has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against it.