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Punjab Janata Party was an Indian political party.
It was formed by Lachhman Singh Gill on 22 November 1967. [1]
Lachhman Singh was a cabinet minister in Gurnam Singh government. Gurnam Singh became the Chief Minister of Punjab after the 1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. [2] Lachhman Singh Gill, due to differences with Gurnam Singh, defected with 16 other members [3] and formed Punjab Janata Party.
He formed a minority government with the support of Indian National Congress on 25 November 1967. [4] However, this government lasted for only 9 months. Congress president S. Nijalingappa announced his decision to withdraw support from the government on 21 August 1968. [5] On the same day, Lachhman Singh Gill resigned from the post and President's rule was imposed on 23 August 1968.[ citation needed ]
In 1969 Assembly election party was only able to win one seat.[ citation needed ]
