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	==References==		==References==
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->Singh, Manakpreet at 11:43, 20 December 2021

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{{short description|Indian political party}}
'''Punjab Janata Party''' was an Indian political party.

It was formed by [[Lachhman Singh Gill]] on November 22 1967<ref>[https://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/sikh-political-figures/lachhman-singh-gill Lachhman Singh Gill</ref>

Lachhman Singh was a cabinet minister in [[Gurnam Singh]] government. Gurnam Singh became the [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] after the [[1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Punjab%201967.pdf Punjab Election 1967]</ref> Lachhman Singh Gill, due to differences with Gurnam Singh, defected with 16 other members<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=is3EsOhHAOEC&pg=PA65&dq=lachhman+singh+gill&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FH9dUZqTDsqhiALVqoDQBg&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=lachhman%20singh%20gill&f=false Without Fear of Favour: An Autobiography by Joginder Singh]</ref> and formed Punjab Janata Party.

He formed a minority government with the support of [[Indian National Congress]] on November 25, 1967.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gwG-yOpSEy8C&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq=lachhman+singh+gill+Turmoil+in+Punjab+Politics&source=bl&ots=BemeuT-nI3&sig=ACfU3U2dKYqNjUmmd1kbvDqi0HAyUe5ukw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6puyE8qTgAhXOXisKHd5XAoQ4ChDoATABegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=lachhman%20singh%20gill%20Turmoil%20in%20Punjab%20Politics&f=false Coalition government in punjab, Turmoil in Punjab Politics. pp 92-93]</ref> 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.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gwG-yOpSEy8C&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq=lachhman+singh+gill+Turmoil+in+Punjab+Politics&source=bl&ots=BemeuT-nI3&sig=ACfU3U2dKYqNjUmmd1kbvDqi0HAyUe5ukw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6puyE8qTgAhXOXisKHd5XAoQ4ChDoATABegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=lachhman%20singh%20gill%20Turmoil%20in%20Punjab%20Politics&f=false Turmoil in Punjab Politics. pp 104]</ref> On the same day, Lachhman Singh Gill resigned from the post and [[President's rule]] was imposed on 23 August 1968.

In [[1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1969 Assembly election]] party was only able to win one seat.

==Chief Minister ==
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! №
! Name
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! colspan=3|Term of office<ref name="pg5">page v of [http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/compendium_doc.pdf Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium].Retrieved on 25 September 2018.</ref> <br>(Assembly election)
!style="width:10%;" colspan=2| Party<br />{{small|(coalition with)}}
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|bgcolor=red rowspan=3| 7
| rowspan=3|[[Lachhman Singh Gill]]<br>{{small|[[Dharamkot Assembly Constituency| (Dharamkot)]]}}
| rowspan=3|[[File:Lachhman Singh Gill.png|100x100px]]
| 25 November 1967
| 23 August 1968
| {{age in years and days|1967|11|25|1968|08|23}}
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:red"|
| rowspan=2|[[Punjab Janta Party]]<br />{{small|([[Indian National Congress|INC]])}}
|rowspan=3|[[D. C. Pavate]]
|-
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Political parties in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Punjab, India]]

Punjab Janata Party - Revision history

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