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	{{Infobox Indian political party		{{Infobox Indian political party
	\|name = Punjab Ekta Party		\|name = Punjab Ekta Party
	\|party_logo =		\|party_logo = Official_logo_of_the_Punjab_Ekta_Party.jpg
	\|abbreviation = PEP		\|abbreviation = PEP
	\|colorcode ={{party color\|Punjabi Ekta Party}}		\|colorcode ={{party color\|Punjabi Ekta Party}}
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	\|national_convener =		\|national_convener =
	\|ideology = [[Regionalism (politics)\|Regionalism]]		\|ideology = [[Regionalism (politics)\|Regionalism]]
	\|position =[[~~center~~-left]]		\|position = [[Center-left]]
	\|publication =		\|publication =
	\|youth = Punjab Ekta Youth Wing		\|youth = Punjab Ekta Youth Wing
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	==History==		==History==
	*Sukhpal Khaira was elected in 2017 from the [[Bholath Assembly Constituency\|Bholath constituency]] on the ticket of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. After the resignation of [[H. S. Phoolka]] as [[Punjab Legislative Assembly#Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly\|Leader of the Opposition]] in the Punjab Assembly, Khaira was appointed as his replacement. However, due to differences with central leadership he was eventually sacked from the post.<ref>{{cite news \|title=AAP sacks Khaira as leader of opposition in Punjab assembly \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/aap-sacks-khaira-as-leader-of-opposition-in-punjab-assembly/story-jE66cm72j00ioafQIHZgWK.html \|access-date=18 April 2021 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=27 July 2018 \|language=en}}</ref>		*Sukhpal Khaira was elected in 2017 from the [[Bholath Assembly Constituency\|Bholath constituency]] on the ticket of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. After the resignation of [[H. S. Phoolka]] as [[Punjab Legislative Assembly#Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly\|Leader of the Opposition]] in the Punjab Assembly, Khaira was appointed as his replacement. However, due to differences with central leadership he was eventually sacked from the post.<ref>{{cite news \|title=AAP sacks Khaira as leader of opposition in Punjab assembly \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/aap-sacks-khaira-as-leader-of-opposition-in-punjab-assembly/story-jE66cm72j00ioafQIHZgWK.html \|access-date=18 April 2021 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=27 July 2018 \|language=en}}</ref>
	*On 6 January 2019 he resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sukhpal Singh Khaira quits AAP, Sisodia says party will be strengthened with his exit \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sukhpal-singh-khaira-quits-aap-sisodia-says-party-will-be-strengthened-with-his-exit-5525555/ \|access-date=18 April 2021 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=6 January 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> and on 8 January formed new party. He also declared interest in making an electoral coalition with like -minded parties in Punjab for the [[2019 Indian general election\|2019 Lok Sabha elections]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rebels, expelled, new-comers to form Mahagathbandhan to take on Congress, SAD \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jan/12/rebels-expelled-new-comers-to-form-mahagathbandhan-to-take-on-congress-sad-1924249.html \|access-date=18 April 2021 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=12 January 2019}}</ref>		*On 6 January 2019 he resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sukhpal Singh Khaira quits AAP, Sisodia says party will be strengthened with his exit \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sukhpal-singh-khaira-quits-aap-sisodia-says-party-will-be-strengthened-with-his-exit-5525555/ \|access-date=18 April 2021 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=6 January 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> and on 8 January formed new party. He also declared interest in making an electoral coalition with like -minded parties in Punjab for the [[2019 Indian general election\|2019 Lok Sabha elections]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rebels, expelled, new-comers to form Mahagathbandhan to take on Congress, SAD \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jan/12/rebels-expelled-new-comers-to-form-mahagathbandhan-to-take-on-congress-sad-1924249.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113232400/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jan/12/rebels-expelled-new-comers-to-form-mahagathbandhan-to-take-on-congress-sad-1924249.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=13 January 2019 \|access-date=18 April 2021 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=12 January 2019}}</ref>

	==Ideology==		==Ideology==
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	[[Category:Political parties in Punjab, India]]		[[Category:Political parties in Punjab, India]]
	[[Category:2019 establishments in Punjab, India]]		[[Category:2019 establishments in Punjab, India]]

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{{short description|Indian political party}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
|name = Punjab Ekta Party
|party_logo =
|abbreviation = PEP
|colorcode ={{party color|Punjabi Ekta Party}}
|leader = Sukhpal Singh Khaira
|spokesperson =
|founder = [[Sukhpal Singh Khaira]]
|alliance = [[Punjab Democratic Alliance]]
|loksabha_seats =
|rajyasabha_seats =
|state_seats_name = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats =
|split =[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|foundation = 8 January 2019<ref name="News18">{{cite news|last=PTI|date=8 January 2019|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/days-after-quitting-aap-sukhpal-singh-khaira-floats-new-political-outfit-1995897.html|title=Khaira launched Punjab Ekta party|work=News18|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref>
|dissolution = 17 June 2021<ref>[https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/punjab-ekta-party-announces-merger-with-congress-ahead-of-assembly-polls-after-its-mlas-meet-rahul-gandhi/771994 Punjab Ekta Party merged with Congress]. 17 June 2021. ''TimesNow''.</ref>
|merged = [[Indian National Congress]]
|headquarters =
|national_convener =
|ideology = [[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]
|position =[[center-left]]
|publication =
|youth = Punjab Ekta Youth Wing
|colours = Yellow Green
|symbol = [[File:Indian election symbol Key.svg|100px]]
{{Colorsample|Yellow}} Yellow
{{Colorsample|Green}} Green
|eci=}}
The '''Punjab Ekta Party''' was a political party in [[India]], founded by [[Sukhpal Singh Khaira]] on 8 January 2019. It was a [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]-centric regional party which later merged with [[Indian National Congress]] on 17 June 2021.

==History==
*Sukhpal Khaira was elected in 2017 from the [[Bholath Assembly Constituency|Bholath constituency]] on the ticket of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. After the resignation of [[H. S. Phoolka]] as [[Punjab Legislative Assembly#Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]] in the Punjab Assembly, Khaira was appointed as his replacement. However, due to differences with central leadership he was eventually sacked from the post.<ref>{{cite news |title=AAP sacks Khaira as leader of opposition in Punjab assembly |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/aap-sacks-khaira-as-leader-of-opposition-in-punjab-assembly/story-jE66cm72j00ioafQIHZgWK.html |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=27 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
*On 6 January 2019 he resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party<ref>{{cite news |title=Sukhpal Singh Khaira quits AAP, Sisodia says party will be strengthened with his exit |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sukhpal-singh-khaira-quits-aap-sisodia-says-party-will-be-strengthened-with-his-exit-5525555/ |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and on 8 January formed new party. He also declared interest in making an electoral coalition with like -minded parties in Punjab for the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Lok Sabha elections]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rebels, expelled, new-comers to form Mahagathbandhan to take on Congress, SAD |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jan/12/rebels-expelled-new-comers-to-form-mahagathbandhan-to-take-on-congress-sad-1924249.html |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=12 January 2019}}</ref>

==Ideology==
As per Khaira, it is a party to "''liberate'' Punjab from the ''clutches of corrupt'' traditional parties" of Punjab.<ref name="Tribune"/>
*It is a Punjab-centric party which promises to end corruption, sand mining, transport, cable mafia, provide justice in the [[2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration controversy|2015 Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege case]], and stop police firing incidents.<ref name="News18"/>
*The Party has raised alarm on the prevailing water crisis in the state. While Khaira has expressed concern on the dwindling groundwater levels mainly caused by excessive irrigation and heavy use of pesticides, he has also blamed the previous and the current governments of both the state and the center for giving water to [[Rajasthan]] and [[Haryana]] states from Punjab's share in an arbitrary manner and also failing to implement crop diversification and water saving irrigation techniques.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/khaira-blames-cong--sad-for-water-crisis.html |title=Khaira blames Congress and SAD for water crisis |website=[[The Pioneer (India)|Pioneer]] |author=PNS |date=20 March 2019|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref>

==Parliamentary elections, 2019==
For the 2019 general elections, the party announced, party contested on 3 out of 13 [[Lok Sabha]] seats for the [[2019 Indian general election in Punjab|2019 election in Punjab]] along with other member parties of the [[Punjab Democratic Alliance]].<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news |title=Punjab Democratic Alliance announces 7 candidates for LS polls |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/punjab-democratic-alliance-announces-7-candidates-for-ls-polls-741505 |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Tribune |date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
The three seats were:
*[[Bathinda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bathinda]]
*[[Faridkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridkot]]
*[[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khadoor Sahib]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Political parties in India]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2019]]
[[Category:Political parties in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:2019 establishments in Punjab, India]]