Again, during their second consecutive term, from 2012 to 2017, Rs 99,304 crore was added to stateтАЩs debt,тАЭ Cheema said while wrapping up the debate in Vidhan Sabha on the Budget estimates presented by him on Friday.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/debt-burden-cheema-defensive-launches-offensive-previous-govts-8491544/

But in September 2011, Manpreet Singh Badal left Akali Dal and floated his own party – People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) – from which his father Gurdas Singh Badal unsuccessfully contested against Parkash Singh Badal in 2012 Vidhan Sabha polls.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/why-dont-you-reunite-akalis-to-sukhbir-and-manpreet-cite-their-fathers-8592612/

In a pleasing twist, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj pulled off the ultimate balancing act by becoming arguably the first woman to bring her newborn baby to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-assembly-aap-mla-narinder-kaur-bharaj-baby-congress-bhagwant-mann-8993135/