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Certain Currents | Punjab

The Congress and Capt. Amarinder Singh seem to be on a strong wicket, thanks mostly to a rebel-hit opposition.

In 2014, Punjab lived up to its reputation of bucking the national electoral trend. In the face of the 'Modi wave', Punjabi voters, clearly roused by the recent 'revolution' in Delhi, voted and gave the fledgling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) four Lok Sabha seats. And giving early signals of how it could be the Congress party's 'comeback state' in 2017, the state also

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