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Government of Punjab, India
File:Seal of Punjab.gif
Seat of GovernmentChandigarh
Legislative branch
Legislature
Executive branch
GovernorV. P. Singh Badnore
Chief MinisterAmarinder Singh
Judiciary
CourtPunjab & Haryana High Court

The Government of Punjab, also known as the State Government of Punjab or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Punjab and its 23 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Punjab, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Punjab is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. Chandigarh also serves as the capital of Haryana, and is a union territory of India. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, located in Chandigarh, has jurisdiction over the whole state.[1]

The present Legislative Assembly of Punjab is unicameral, consisting of 117 Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.[2]

Cabinet Ministers after Assembly Election 2017

Following is a list of the cabinet ministers in present government along with their portfolios. The list includes the 9 new ministers inducted in April 2018 and the department allocated to them.[3]

Name Portrait Constituency. Party Portfolios
Amarinder Singh Patiala Urban Indian National Congress Chief Minister
Charanjit Singh Channi Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency Indian National Congress Local Government, Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Technical Education & Industrial Training Institutes, Employment Generation
Brahm Mohindra Patiala Rural Indian National Congress Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research, Parliamentary Affairs, Elections, Removal of Grievances
Manpreet Singh Badal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bathinda Urban Indian National Congress Finance, Planning, Programme Implementation, Governance Reforms
Sadhu Singh Dharamsot Nabha Indian National Congress Forests and Wild Life, Printing and Stationary, Welfare of SCs and BCs
Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa Fatehgarh Churian Indian National Congress Rural Development & Panchayats, Housing & Urban Development
Aruna Chaudhary Dinanagar Indian National Congress Social Security, Women & Child Development, Transport
Razia Sultana File:Razia Sultana Official portrait 2017.jpg Malerkotla Indian National Congress Water Supply & Sanitation (Public Health), Higher Education
Balbir Singh Sidhu File:Balbir Singh Sidhu Official portrait 2017.png S.A.S. Nagar Indian National Congress Animal Husbandary & Dairy Development, Labour
Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria File:Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria Official portrait 2017.jpg Raja Sansi Indian National Congress Revenue, Rahabilitation & Disaster Management, Water Resources
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa File:Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Official portrait 2017.jpg Dera Baba Nanak Indian National Congress Cooperation, Jails
Vijay Inder Singla Sangrur Indian National Congress Public Works, Information Technology, Education
Bharat Bhushan Ashu Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ludhiana West Indian National Congress Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs
Sunder Sham Arora File:Sunder Sham Arora Official portrait 2017.jpg Hoshiarpur Indian National Congress Industries & Commerce
Om Parkash Soni File:Om Parkesh Soni Official portrait 2017.jpg Amritsar Central Indian National Congress School Education, Freedom Fighters
Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi GuruHarSahai Indian National Congress Sports & Youth Affairs
Gurpreet Singh Kangar File:Gurpreet Singh Kangar Official portrait 2017.jpg Rampura Phul Indian National Congress Power, New & Renewable Energy Sources

Current Opposition in assembly

In Punjab Legislative Assembly the Main Opposition party is Aam Aadmi Party and Leader of opposition is Harpal Singh Cheema[4] and Saravjit Kaur Manuke[5] is deputy leader of opposition. It won 20 seats in 2017 assembly election and currently it has 19 members.

The other parties which are in opposition are-

Party Members Leader in assembly
Shiromani Akali Dal 14 Sharanjit Singh Dhillon
Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Dinesh Singh
Lok Insaaf Party 2 Simarjit Singh Bains

Departments and agencies

See also

References

  1. "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  2. "Punjab Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  3. New Cabinet Ministers of Punjab
  4. "AAP removes Khaira, appoints Harpal Cheema as leader of opposition". The Tribune. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. "AAP's new leaders after election".

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