Punjab and West Bengal fall into the category of 11 States that are using borrowed funds to finance routine expenditure, such as salaries, subsidies, and administrative costs instead of creating assets.
Over 1,000 villages have been hit in several districts, 323 in Gurdaspur, 101 in Ferozepur, 107 in Kapurthala, 85 in Hoshiarpur, 81 in Pathankot, 52 in Fazilka, and several others in Tarn Taran
The results of bypolls in five assembly seats across Punjab, Kerala, Gujarat, and West Bengal are out. Congress won in Nilambur, AAP secured victories in Ludhiana West and Visavadar, BJP retained Kadi, and TMC swept Kaliganj.
AAP MLA from Jalandhar Central, Raman Arora, was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (PVB) on Friday (23rd May) in connection with a corruption case