Related Research Articles
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is an Indian big tent political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded in 1998 and currently controls the government of India as well as the government of 18 Indian states,and 1 Union Territories.
The Jammu &Kashmir National Panthers Party is a state political party in the state of Jammu and Kashmir,India. The party was founded on 23 March 1982 by Prof. Bhim Singh and a few prominent youth political personalities of the time including Jay Mala,former President of the Indian Students Congress. Its aim is to "demolish corruption,communalism,criminalization,drug menace" and to establish a real democracy through ultimate revolution.
Simranjit Singh Mann(born 20 May 1945) is MP from Sangrur constituency. He is the president of the political party Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar). Mann is a three-time MP;once from Taran Tarn between 1989 and 1991,and twice in Sangrur between 1999-2004 and since 2022.
Bhagwant Singh Mann is an Indian politician and current Chief Minister of Punjab. He leads the cabinet ministry of Punjab and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is a former actor,comedian and satirist.
Politics in reorganised present-day Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties –Indian National Congress,Aam Aadmi Party and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). Since 1967,Chief Minister of Punjab has been predominantly from Jatt Sikh community despite its 21 percent state population. Exceptions are Giani Zail Singh,the Chief Minister of Punjab from 17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 belonging to Ramgarhia community that has population of 6 percent and is a part of significant OBC community having population of 31.3 percent in the state and Charanjit Singh Channi who held the position for 111 days from 20 September 2021 to 16 March 2022 and was from Scheduled Caste(Dalit) who have 32 percent population in the state. Other prominent party is Bahujan Samaj Party especially in Doaba region founded by Kanshi Ram of Rupnagar district. In 1992 BSP won 9 seats Vidhan Sabha elections. Also BSP won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in 1996 general elections and only Garhshanker seat in 1997 Vidhan Sabha elections. Communist parties too have some influence in the Malwa area. In the 2014 general elections,the first-time contesting Aam Aadmi Party got 4 out of 13 seats in Punjab by winning 34 of the total 117 assembly segments,coming second in 7,third in 73 and fourth in the rest 3 segments. The support for the Aam Aadmi Party increased later in Punjab. The current Government was elected in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections and the AAP won 92 out of 117 Assembly seats with Bhagwant Mann as the Chief Minister. The Congress flows down to get only 18 seats.
Sukhpal Singh Khaira is an Indian Politician serving as Congress MLA from Bholath constituency as his 3rd term. He was the Leader of Opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly during July 2017 to July 2018.
The Aam Aadmi Party is a political party in India. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement,popularly known as Anna Andolan. The AAP is currently the ruling party of two governments:Delhi,the capital territory of India,and the state of Punjab. The AAP has 'broom' as their election symbol.
Parminder Singh Dhindsa is an Indian politician and belongs to the Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) Political Party. He was a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal until late 2019. He is currently MLA from Lehra and was leader of Shiromani Akali Dal Legislature group in Punjab Legislative Assembly until he quit. He was Minister for Finance &Planning (2012-2017) and Minister for Public Works (B&R) (2007-2012) in the previous Punjab Government. He is son of Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. He was first elected as MLA of Sunam in September 2000 by defeating Parmeshwari Devi of Congress during the by-election. He was re-elected as an MLA for the fifth consecutive term in 2017 with his tenure since 2000 to 2012 from Sunam and from 2017 onwards from Lehra Constituency. He is triumphant in his entire career since 2000.
Manpreet Singh Ayali is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Dakha Assembly constituency.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is a centre-right-centric state political party in Punjab,India. The party is the second-oldest in India,after Congress,being founded in 1920. Although there are many parties with the description Akali Dal,the party that is recognised as "Shiromani Akali Dal Aka Badal Dal " by the Election Commission of India is the one led by Sukhbir Singh Badal. The party has a moderate Punjabi agenda. On 26 September 2020,they left the NDA over the farm bills.
Sukhbir Singh Badal is an Indian politician and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal,and is currently a member of Parliament from the Ferozpur. He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2009 to 2017. He is the son of Parkash Singh Badal,who has served several times as Chief Minister of Punjab. Badal and his family have ownership stakes in any array of businesses.
A Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Punjab on 4 February 2017 to elect the 117 members of the Fifteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes was done on 11 March 2017. The ruling pre-election coalition was the alliance comprising the political parties Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party and led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The voter turnout for the Punjab Assembly election was 77.2% The Indian National Congress led by former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh defeated the ruling alliance and the newcomer Aam Aadmi Party.
Simarjeet Singh Bains is an Indian politician from the state of Punjab and was a former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
Lok Insaaf Party was founded in 2016 by Simarjit Singh Bains.
Harjot Singh Bains is an Indian politician of AAP from Punjab.
Punjab Democratic Alliance was formed by Punjab Ekta Party leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira to contest 2019 Indian general election in Punjab on all 13 Lok Sabha seats. PDA is part of the nationwide Mahagathbandhan,and projected Mayawati as its prime ministerial face.
Baljinder Kaur is an Indian politician and member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Talwandi Sabo Assembly constituency. She is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.
The Legislative Assembly elections were held in Punjab on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022.
The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab or AAP Punjab is the Punjab state wing of Aam Aadmi Party and a recognised state party in Punjab. It has members in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and Rajya Sabha.
Daljit Singh Grewal is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Ludhiana East Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.
References
- ↑ "Bains removes cables in Ludhiana". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ Members www.punjabassembly.nic.in
- ↑ "Punjab 2012 BALWINDER SINGH BAINS (Winner) LUDHIANA SOUTH". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Ludhiana South Assembly constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "In areas of Bains brothers, Babbar fails to impress". indianexpress.com. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ludhiana: Bains brothers start anti-corruption helpline". hindustantimes.com. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.