https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Politics_of_Punjab%2C_IndiaPolitics of Punjab, India - Revision history2026-08-20T14:43:46ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Punjab,_India&diff=446621&oldid=prevBrockVanhoose67 at 13:05, 13 January 20262026-01-13T13:05:23Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Politics in [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966|reorganised present-day]] Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties – [[Indian National Congress]] , [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and [[Shiromani Akali Dal|Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/ht-explainer-three-years-short-of-100-sad-s-struggle-for-a-comeback/story-dNcd4mFnzfd5QKMNvh6n7K.html|title=HT Explainer: Three years short of 100, SAD's struggle for a comeback|date=2017-12-15|work=HindustanTimes|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/punjabs-tryst-with-destiny-3099537/|title=Punjab's tryst with destiny|date=2016-10-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Since 1967, [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] has been predominantly from [[Jatt Sikh]] community despite its 21 percent state population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/dalit-votes-to-decide-ruling-party-of-punjab-89788-2012-01-16|title=Dalit votes to decide ruling party of Punjab|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Why-only-a-Jat-Sikh-can-become-Punjab-CM-questions-ousted-Cong-leader/articleshow/9817416.cms|title=Why only a Jat Sikh can become Punjab CM, questions ousted Cong leader - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Kumar | first=Pramod | title=The Punjab poll vault | website=The Tribune | date=2017-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-punjab-poll-vault/348647.html | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> Only exception was Giani [[Zail Singh]], the Chief Minister of Punjab from 17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 belonging to [[Ramgarhia]] community<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/ramgarhia-forum-appeals-cm-fadnavis-for-obc-status-to-ramgarhia-sikhs-in-state/04281232|title=Ramgarhia Forum appeals CM Fadnavis for OBC status to Ramgarhia Sikhs in state|website=nagpurtoday.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/8046-amarinder-challenges-cm-badal-lambi|title=Amarinder challenges CM Badal from Lambi - The Sunday Guardian Live|date=2017-01-15|work=The Sunday Guardian Live|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref> part of significant [[Other Backward Class|OBC community]] having population of 31.3 percent in the state.<ref>{{cite web | title=Quota will have little impact in Punjab | website=The Tribune | date=2019-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/quota-will-have-little-impact-in-punjab-711664 | access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=India | first=Tribune | title=Congress plays SC card to checkmate AAP, SAD | website=The Tribune | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/cong-plays-sc-card-to-checkmate-aap-sad-313432 | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> However [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] ([[Dalit]]) community never had Chief Minister from community till 2021, as in September 2021 [[Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Chamkaur Sahib]] Mla [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] was appointed as Punjab's first Chief Minister from SC community . Other prominent party is [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] especially in [[Doaba Punjab|Doaba region]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/in-doaba-bsp-promoting-ambedkarite-culture-to-politically-awaken-dalits-5679495/|title=Punjab: In Doaba, BSP promoting 'Ambedkarite culture' to 'politically awaken' Dalits|date=2019-04-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bsp-mayawati-punjab-elephant-emerges-the-dark-horse-5748855/|title=Elephant emerges the dark horse in Punjab|date=2019-05-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bsps-punjab-surprise-three-candidates-finish-third-fares-better-than-aap-2158685.html|title=BSP's Punjab Surprise: Three Candidates Finish Third, Fares Better Than AAP|website=News18|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/bsp-gains-in-punjab-amid-pda-thrashing/articleshow/69471908.cms|title=BSP gains in Punjab amid PDA thrashing |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> founded by [[Kanshi Ram]] of [[Rupnagar district]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Kanshi Ram and the Making of Dalit Political Agency | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | volume=56 | issue=3 | date=2021-01-16 | pages=7–8 | url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/3/special-articles/kanshi-ram-and-making-dalit-political-agency.html | access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref> In 1992 [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 9 seats [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="Elections in India 1992">{{cite web | title=Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1992 | website=Elections.in | date=11 April 2014 | url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1992-election-results.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> Also [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in [[1996 Indian general election|1996 general elections]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Roy|first1=Meenu|title=India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis|year=1996|page=198|isbn=9788171009008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wm2dVWi-2I4C&q=PUNJAB+lok+sabha+election+results+1996&pg=PA198}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Politics in [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966|reorganised present-day]] Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties – [[Indian National Congress]] , [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and [[Shiromani Akali Dal|Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/ht-explainer-three-years-short-of-100-sad-s-struggle-for-a-comeback/story-dNcd4mFnzfd5QKMNvh6n7K.html|title=HT Explainer: Three years short of 100, SAD's struggle for a comeback|date=2017-12-15|work=HindustanTimes|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/punjabs-tryst-with-destiny-3099537/|title=Punjab's tryst with destiny|date=2016-10-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Since 1967, [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] has been predominantly from [[Jatt Sikh]] community despite its 21 percent state population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/dalit-votes-to-decide-ruling-party-of-punjab-89788-2012-01-16|title=Dalit votes to decide ruling party of Punjab|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Why-only-a-Jat-Sikh-can-become-Punjab-CM-questions-ousted-Cong-leader/articleshow/9817416.cms|title=Why only a Jat Sikh can become Punjab CM, questions ousted Cong leader - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Kumar | first=Pramod | title=The Punjab poll vault | website=The Tribune | date=2017-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-punjab-poll-vault/348647.html | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> Only exception was Giani [[Zail Singh]], the Chief Minister of Punjab from 17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 belonging to [[Ramgarhia]] community<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/ramgarhia-forum-appeals-cm-fadnavis-for-obc-status-to-ramgarhia-sikhs-in-state/04281232|title=Ramgarhia Forum appeals CM Fadnavis for OBC status to Ramgarhia Sikhs in state|website=nagpurtoday.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/8046-amarinder-challenges-cm-badal-lambi|title=Amarinder challenges CM Badal from Lambi - The Sunday Guardian Live|date=2017-01-15|work=The Sunday Guardian Live|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref> part of significant [[Other Backward Class|OBC community]] having population of 31.3 percent in the state.<ref>{{cite web | title=Quota will have little impact in Punjab | website=The Tribune | date=2019-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/quota-will-have-little-impact-in-punjab-711664 | access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=India | first=Tribune | title=Congress plays SC card to checkmate AAP, SAD | website=The Tribune | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/cong-plays-sc-card-to-checkmate-aap-sad-313432 | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> However [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] ([[Dalit]]) community never had Chief Minister from community till 2021, as in September 2021 [[Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Chamkaur Sahib]] Mla [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] was appointed as Punjab's first Chief Minister from SC community . Other prominent party is [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] especially in [[Doaba Punjab|Doaba region]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/in-doaba-bsp-promoting-ambedkarite-culture-to-politically-awaken-dalits-5679495/|title=Punjab: In Doaba, BSP promoting 'Ambedkarite culture' to 'politically awaken' Dalits|date=2019-04-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bsp-mayawati-punjab-elephant-emerges-the-dark-horse-5748855/|title=Elephant emerges the dark horse in Punjab|date=2019-05-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bsps-punjab-surprise-three-candidates-finish-third-fares-better-than-aap-2158685.html|title=BSP's Punjab Surprise: Three Candidates Finish Third, Fares Better Than AAP|website=News18|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/bsp-gains-in-punjab-amid-pda-thrashing/articleshow/69471908.cms|title=BSP gains in Punjab amid PDA thrashing |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> founded by [[Kanshi Ram]] of [[Rupnagar district]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Kanshi Ram and the Making of Dalit Political Agency | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | volume=56 | issue=3 | date=2021-01-16 | pages=7–8 | url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/3/special-articles/kanshi-ram-and-making-dalit-political-agency.html | access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref> In 1992 [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 9 seats [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="Elections in India 1992">{{cite web | title=Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1992 | website=Elections.in | date=11 April 2014 | url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1992-election-results.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> Also [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in [[1996 Indian general election|1996 general elections]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Roy|first1=Meenu|title=India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis|year=1996|page=198|isbn=9788171009008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wm2dVWi-2I4C&q=PUNJAB+lok+sabha+election+results+1996&pg=PA198}}</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ref>{{cite web|title=Result Of Punjab In 1996|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123041819/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-23}}</ref> and only [[Garhshanker]] seat in [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|1997 Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com 2013">{{cite web | title=In 1997, the BSP won Vidhan Sabha seat of Garhshankar | website=hindustantimes.com/ | date=18 May 2013 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/bsp-announces-4-nominees-in-punjab/story-kPAoiJe67qVmmMyAhHwsKM.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> [[Punjab Communist Revolutionary Committee|Communist parties]] too have some influence in the [[Malwa, Punjab|Malwa area]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kumar|first1=P|title=Coalition Politics in Punjab in E. Sridharan|url=http://www.idcindia.org/pdf/elections/Coalition%20politics%20in%20Punjab_Dr_Pramod.pdf}}</ref> In the [[Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)|2014 general elections]], the first-time contesting [[Aam Aadmi Party]] got 4 out of 13 seats in Punjab by winning <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">34 </del>of the total 117 assembly segments, coming second in 7, third in 73 and fourth in the rest 3 segments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies - General Elections, 2014 - 16th Lok Sabha (page 946 of 1698)|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/34%20-%20Details%20of%20Assembly%20segment%20of%20PC.pdf#page=946|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> The support for the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] increased in Punjab from 2014 to 2017<ref name="TOI 2014">{{cite web | last=N | first=TN | title=Other party netas lining up for AAP | website=The Times of India | date=20 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Other-party-netas-lining-up-for-AAP/articleshow/35361782.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Mohan 2014">{{cite web | last=Mohan | first=Vibhor | title=AAP may face problem of plenty in choosing candidates for bypolls | website=The Times of India | date=21 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-may-face-problem-of-plenty-in-choosing-candidates-for-bypolls/articleshow/35399210.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> but declined in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lok Sabha election results 2019: Aam Aadmi Party decimated in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann its lone MP | website=Hindustan Times | date=2019-05-24 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-aam-aadmi-party-decimated-bhagwant-mann-its-lone-mp/story-BVUBGax0IyALEAt80YxOYP.html | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Pandit | first=Ambika | title=In Punjab, AAP may no longer be ‘3rd force’ | website=The Times of India | date=2019-05-19 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/punjab/news/in-punjab-aap-may-no-longer-be-3rd-force/articleshow/69392531.cms | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> The current Government was elected in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017 Punjab Assembly elections]] and the Congress won 77 out of 117 Assembly seats with Captain [[Amarinder Singh]] as the Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-election-result-2017-triangular-battle-between-akali-dal-bjp-congress-aap-1668526|title=Punjab Election Result 2017: Congress' Amarinder Singh Defeats Akali Dal-BJP, AAP - Highlights|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref> [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] resigned on 18 September 2021 and [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] became the Chief Minister.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ref>{{cite web|title=Result Of Punjab In 1996|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123041819/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-23}}</ref> and only [[Garhshanker]] seat in [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|1997 Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com 2013">{{cite web | title=In 1997, the BSP won Vidhan Sabha seat of Garhshankar | website=hindustantimes.com/ | date=18 May 2013 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/bsp-announces-4-nominees-in-punjab/story-kPAoiJe67qVmmMyAhHwsKM.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> [[Punjab Communist Revolutionary Committee|Communist parties]] too have some influence in the [[Malwa, Punjab|Malwa area]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kumar|first1=P|title=Coalition Politics in Punjab in E. Sridharan|url=http://www.idcindia.org/pdf/elections/Coalition%20politics%20in%20Punjab_Dr_Pramod.pdf}}</ref> In the [[Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)|2014 general elections]], the first-time contesting [[Aam Aadmi Party]] got 4 out of 13 seats in Punjab by winning <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">15 </ins>of the total 117 assembly segments, coming second in 7, third in 73 and fourth in the rest 3 segments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies - General Elections, 2014 - 16th Lok Sabha (page 946 of 1698)|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/34%20-%20Details%20of%20Assembly%20segment%20of%20PC.pdf#page=946|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> The support for the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] increased in Punjab from 2014 to 2017<ref name="TOI 2014">{{cite web | last=N | first=TN | title=Other party netas lining up for AAP | website=The Times of India | date=20 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Other-party-netas-lining-up-for-AAP/articleshow/35361782.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Mohan 2014">{{cite web | last=Mohan | first=Vibhor | title=AAP may face problem of plenty in choosing candidates for bypolls | website=The Times of India | date=21 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-may-face-problem-of-plenty-in-choosing-candidates-for-bypolls/articleshow/35399210.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> but declined in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lok Sabha election results 2019: Aam Aadmi Party decimated in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann its lone MP | website=Hindustan Times | date=2019-05-24 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-aam-aadmi-party-decimated-bhagwant-mann-its-lone-mp/story-BVUBGax0IyALEAt80YxOYP.html | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Pandit | first=Ambika | title=In Punjab, AAP may no longer be ‘3rd force’ | website=The Times of India | date=2019-05-19 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/punjab/news/in-punjab-aap-may-no-longer-be-3rd-force/articleshow/69392531.cms | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> The current Government was elected in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017 Punjab Assembly elections]] and the Congress won 77 out of 117 Assembly seats with Captain [[Amarinder Singh]] as the Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-election-result-2017-triangular-battle-between-akali-dal-bjp-congress-aap-1668526|title=Punjab Election Result 2017: Congress' Amarinder Singh Defeats Akali Dal-BJP, AAP - Highlights|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref> [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] resigned on 18 September 2021 and [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] became the Chief Minister.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Politics in [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966|reorganised present-day]] Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties – [[Indian National Congress]] , [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and [[Shiromani Akali Dal|Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/ht-explainer-three-years-short-of-100-sad-s-struggle-for-a-comeback/story-dNcd4mFnzfd5QKMNvh6n7K.html|title=HT Explainer: Three years short of 100, SAD's struggle for a comeback|date=2017-12-15|work=HindustanTimes|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/punjabs-tryst-with-destiny-3099537/|title=Punjab's tryst with destiny|date=2016-10-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Since 1967, [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] has been predominantly from [[Jatt Sikh]] community despite its 21 percent state population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/dalit-votes-to-decide-ruling-party-of-punjab-89788-2012-01-16|title=Dalit votes to decide ruling party of Punjab|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Why-only-a-Jat-Sikh-can-become-Punjab-CM-questions-ousted-Cong-leader/articleshow/9817416.cms|title=Why only a Jat Sikh can become Punjab CM, questions ousted Cong leader - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Kumar | first=Pramod | title=The Punjab poll vault | website=The Tribune | date=2017-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-punjab-poll-vault/348647.html | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> Only exception was Giani [[Zail Singh]], the Chief Minister of Punjab from 17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 belonging to [[Ramgarhia]] community<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/ramgarhia-forum-appeals-cm-fadnavis-for-obc-status-to-ramgarhia-sikhs-in-state/04281232|title=Ramgarhia Forum appeals CM Fadnavis for OBC status to Ramgarhia Sikhs in state|website=nagpurtoday.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/8046-amarinder-challenges-cm-badal-lambi|title=Amarinder challenges CM Badal from Lambi - The Sunday Guardian Live|date=2017-01-15|work=The Sunday Guardian Live|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref> part of significant [[Other Backward Class|OBC community]] having population of 31.3 percent in the state.<ref>{{cite web | title=Quota will have little impact in Punjab | website=The Tribune | date=2019-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/quota-will-have-little-impact-in-punjab-711664 | access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=India | first=Tribune | title=Congress plays SC card to checkmate AAP, SAD | website=The Tribune | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/cong-plays-sc-card-to-checkmate-aap-sad-313432 | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> However [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] ([[Dalit]]) community never had Chief Minister from community till 2021, as in September 2021 [[Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Chamkaur Sahib]] Mla [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] was appointed as Punjab's first Chief Minister from SC community . Other prominent party is [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] especially in [[Doaba Punjab|Doaba region]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/in-doaba-bsp-promoting-ambedkarite-culture-to-politically-awaken-dalits-5679495/|title=Punjab: In Doaba, BSP promoting 'Ambedkarite culture' to 'politically awaken' Dalits|date=2019-04-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bsp-mayawati-punjab-elephant-emerges-the-dark-horse-5748855/|title=Elephant emerges the dark horse in Punjab|date=2019-05-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bsps-punjab-surprise-three-candidates-finish-third-fares-better-than-aap-2158685.html|title=BSP's Punjab Surprise: Three Candidates Finish Third, Fares Better Than AAP|website=News18|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/bsp-gains-in-punjab-amid-pda-thrashing/articleshow/69471908.cms|title=BSP gains in Punjab amid PDA thrashing |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> founded by [[Kanshi Ram]] of [[Rupnagar district]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Kanshi Ram and the Making of Dalit Political Agency | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | volume=56 | issue=3 | date=2021-01-16 | pages=7–8 | url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/3/special-articles/kanshi-ram-and-making-dalit-political-agency.html | access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref> In 1992 [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 9 seats [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="Elections in India 1992">{{cite web | title=Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1992 | website=Elections.in | date=11 April 2014 | url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1992-election-results.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> Also [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in [[1996 Indian general election|1996 general elections]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Roy|first1=Meenu|title=India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis|year=1996|page=198|isbn=9788171009008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wm2dVWi-2I4C&q=PUNJAB+lok+sabha+election+results+1996&pg=PA198}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Politics in [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966|reorganised present-day]] Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties – [[Indian National Congress]] , [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and [[Shiromani Akali Dal|Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/ht-explainer-three-years-short-of-100-sad-s-struggle-for-a-comeback/story-dNcd4mFnzfd5QKMNvh6n7K.html|title=HT Explainer: Three years short of 100, SAD's struggle for a comeback|date=2017-12-15|work=HindustanTimes|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/punjabs-tryst-with-destiny-3099537/|title=Punjab's tryst with destiny|date=2016-10-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Since 1967, [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] has been predominantly from [[Jatt Sikh]] community despite its 21 percent state population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/dalit-votes-to-decide-ruling-party-of-punjab-89788-2012-01-16|title=Dalit votes to decide ruling party of Punjab|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Why-only-a-Jat-Sikh-can-become-Punjab-CM-questions-ousted-Cong-leader/articleshow/9817416.cms|title=Why only a Jat Sikh can become Punjab CM, questions ousted Cong leader - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Kumar | first=Pramod | title=The Punjab poll vault | website=The Tribune | date=2017-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-punjab-poll-vault/348647.html | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> Only exception was Giani [[Zail Singh]], the Chief Minister of Punjab from 17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 belonging to [[Ramgarhia]] community<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/ramgarhia-forum-appeals-cm-fadnavis-for-obc-status-to-ramgarhia-sikhs-in-state/04281232|title=Ramgarhia Forum appeals CM Fadnavis for OBC status to Ramgarhia Sikhs in state|website=nagpurtoday.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/8046-amarinder-challenges-cm-badal-lambi|title=Amarinder challenges CM Badal from Lambi - The Sunday Guardian Live|date=2017-01-15|work=The Sunday Guardian Live|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref> part of significant [[Other Backward Class|OBC community]] having population of 31.3 percent in the state.<ref>{{cite web | title=Quota will have little impact in Punjab | website=The Tribune | date=2019-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/quota-will-have-little-impact-in-punjab-711664 | access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=India | first=Tribune | title=Congress plays SC card to checkmate AAP, SAD | website=The Tribune | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/cong-plays-sc-card-to-checkmate-aap-sad-313432 | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> However [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] ([[Dalit]]) community never had Chief Minister from community till 2021, as in September 2021 [[Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Chamkaur Sahib]] Mla [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] was appointed as Punjab's first Chief Minister from SC community . Other prominent party is [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] especially in [[Doaba Punjab|Doaba region]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/in-doaba-bsp-promoting-ambedkarite-culture-to-politically-awaken-dalits-5679495/|title=Punjab: In Doaba, BSP promoting 'Ambedkarite culture' to 'politically awaken' Dalits|date=2019-04-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bsp-mayawati-punjab-elephant-emerges-the-dark-horse-5748855/|title=Elephant emerges the dark horse in Punjab|date=2019-05-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bsps-punjab-surprise-three-candidates-finish-third-fares-better-than-aap-2158685.html|title=BSP's Punjab Surprise: Three Candidates Finish Third, Fares Better Than AAP|website=News18|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/bsp-gains-in-punjab-amid-pda-thrashing/articleshow/69471908.cms|title=BSP gains in Punjab amid PDA thrashing |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> founded by [[Kanshi Ram]] of [[Rupnagar district]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Kanshi Ram and the Making of Dalit Political Agency | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | volume=56 | issue=3 | date=2021-01-16 | pages=7–8 | url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/3/special-articles/kanshi-ram-and-making-dalit-political-agency.html | access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref> In 1992 [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 9 seats [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="Elections in India 1992">{{cite web | title=Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1992 | website=Elections.in | date=11 April 2014 | url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1992-election-results.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> Also [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in [[1996 Indian general election|1996 general elections]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Roy|first1=Meenu|title=India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis|year=1996|page=198|isbn=9788171009008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wm2dVWi-2I4C&q=PUNJAB+lok+sabha+election+results+1996&pg=PA198}}</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ref>{{cite web|title=Result Of Punjab In 1996|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123041819/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-23}}</ref> and only [[Garhshanker]] seat in [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|1997 Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com 2013">{{cite web | title=In 1997, the BSP won Vidhan Sabha seat of Garhshankar | website=hindustantimes.com/ | date=18 May 2013 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/bsp-announces-4-nominees-in-punjab/story-kPAoiJe67qVmmMyAhHwsKM.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> [[Punjab Communist Revolutionary Committee|Communist parties]] too have some influence in the [[Malwa, Punjab|Malwa area]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kumar|first1=P|title=Coalition Politics in Punjab in E. Sridharan|url=http://www.idcindia.org/pdf/elections/Coalition%20politics%20in%20Punjab_Dr_Pramod.pdf}}</ref> In the [[Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies - General Elections, 2014 - 16th Lok Sabha (page 946 of 1698)|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/34%20-%20Details%20of%20Assembly%20segment%20of%20PC.pdf#page=946|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> The support for the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] increased in Punjab from 2014 to 2017<ref name="TOI 2014">{{cite web | last=N | first=TN | title=Other party netas lining up for AAP | website=The Times of India | date=20 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Other-party-netas-lining-up-for-AAP/articleshow/35361782.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Mohan 2014">{{cite web | last=Mohan | first=Vibhor | title=AAP may face problem of plenty in choosing candidates for bypolls | website=The Times of India | date=21 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-may-face-problem-of-plenty-in-choosing-candidates-for-bypolls/articleshow/35399210.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> but declined in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lok Sabha election results 2019: Aam Aadmi Party decimated in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann its lone MP | website=Hindustan Times | date=2019-05-24 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-aam-aadmi-party-decimated-bhagwant-mann-its-lone-mp/story-BVUBGax0IyALEAt80YxOYP.html | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Pandit | first=Ambika | title=In Punjab, AAP may no longer be ‘3rd force’ | website=The Times of India | date=2019-05-19 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/punjab/news/in-punjab-aap-may-no-longer-be-3rd-force/articleshow/69392531.cms | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> The current Government was elected in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017 Punjab Assembly elections]] and the Congress won 77 out of 117 Assembly seats with Captain [[Amarinder Singh]] as the Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-election-result-2017-triangular-battle-between-akali-dal-bjp-congress-aap-1668526|title=Punjab Election Result 2017: Congress' Amarinder Singh Defeats Akali Dal-BJP, AAP - Highlights|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref> Captain Amarinder Singh resigned on 18 September 2021 and [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] became the Chief Minister.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ref>{{cite web|title=Result Of Punjab In 1996|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123041819/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-23}}</ref> and only [[Garhshanker]] seat in [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|1997 Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com 2013">{{cite web | title=In 1997, the BSP won Vidhan Sabha seat of Garhshankar | website=hindustantimes.com/ | date=18 May 2013 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/bsp-announces-4-nominees-in-punjab/story-kPAoiJe67qVmmMyAhHwsKM.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> [[Punjab Communist Revolutionary Committee|Communist parties]] too have some influence in the [[Malwa, Punjab|Malwa area]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kumar|first1=P|title=Coalition Politics in Punjab in E. Sridharan|url=http://www.idcindia.org/pdf/elections/Coalition%20politics%20in%20Punjab_Dr_Pramod.pdf}}</ref> In the [[Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies - General Elections, 2014 - 16th Lok Sabha (page 946 of 1698)|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/34%20-%20Details%20of%20Assembly%20segment%20of%20PC.pdf#page=946|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> The support for the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] increased in Punjab from 2014 to 2017<ref name="TOI 2014">{{cite web | last=N | first=TN | title=Other party netas lining up for AAP | website=The Times of India | date=20 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Other-party-netas-lining-up-for-AAP/articleshow/35361782.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Mohan 2014">{{cite web | last=Mohan | first=Vibhor | title=AAP may face problem of plenty in choosing candidates for bypolls | website=The Times of India | date=21 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-may-face-problem-of-plenty-in-choosing-candidates-for-bypolls/articleshow/35399210.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> but declined in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lok Sabha election results 2019: Aam Aadmi Party decimated in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann its lone MP | website=Hindustan Times | date=2019-05-24 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-aam-aadmi-party-decimated-bhagwant-mann-its-lone-mp/story-BVUBGax0IyALEAt80YxOYP.html | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Pandit | first=Ambika | title=In Punjab, AAP may no longer be ‘3rd force’ | website=The Times of India | date=2019-05-19 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/punjab/news/in-punjab-aap-may-no-longer-be-3rd-force/articleshow/69392531.cms | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> The current Government was elected in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017 Punjab Assembly elections]] and the Congress won 77 out of 117 Assembly seats with Captain [[Amarinder Singh]] as the Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-election-result-2017-triangular-battle-between-akali-dal-bjp-congress-aap-1668526|title=Punjab Election Result 2017: Congress' Amarinder Singh Defeats Akali Dal-BJP, AAP - Highlights|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Captain Amarinder Singh<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>resigned on 18 September 2021 and [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] became the Chief Minister.</div></td></tr>
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