Parkash Singh Badal
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Parkash Singh Badal | |
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| 30th Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| Assumed office March 1, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Amarinder Singh |
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| Born | December 8, 1927 Abul Kurana, Punjab |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse | Surinder Kaur |
| Residence | Chandigarh |
Parkash Singh Badal MLA (Punjabi: ਪਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ) (born December 8, 1927, in Abul Khurana, Malwa (Punjab). He is the child of a Raghuraj Singh and Sundri Kaur of the Jatt sikh tribe.[1] He is an Indian politician, with major interest in the State of Punjab.[1] He is the current Chief Minister of Punjab and former president of the Shiromani Akali Dal.[2] The current political party which is in power in Punjab. He is currently serving his fourth term as the Chief Minister of Punjab, with effect from 1 March, 2007. He entered politics in 1947 and was first elected to Vidhan Sabha in 1957.[1] He was re-elected to Vidhan Sabha in 1969. From 11969-70 he acted as a Minister for Community Development, Panchayati Raj, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. He has served Chief Minister of Punjab for three terms previously i.e. 1970-71, 1977-80 and 1997-2002. Also, he has been a Member of Parliament and became Union Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation in the Central Government headed by Morarji Desai. [1]
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- ^ a b c d http://www.lbsnaa.ernet.in/lbsnaa/research/guest/b1.doc Cite error: The named reference "Meet" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Shiromani Akali Dal page for Parkash Singh Badal.