Shiromani Akali Dal is a regional political party in Punjab founded in 1920. It has been a major force in state politics, often leading coalition governments.

Punjab Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining order in the state. It has played a key role in managing political rallies and the farmers' protests.

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Politics of Punjab, India

Politics of the contemporary Indian state of Punjab (1967–present)

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Politics in reorganised present-day Punjab is dominated by mainly four parties – Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). Since 1967, Chief Minister of Punjab has been predominantly from Jat Sikh community despite its 21 percent state population. Exceptions are Giani Zail Singh, the Chief Minister of Punjab from 17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 belonging to Ramgarhia community that has population of 6 percent and is a part of significant OBC community having population of 31.3 percent in the state and Charanjit Singh Channi who held the position for 111 days from 20 September 2021 to 16 March 2022 and was from Scheduled Caste(Dalit) who have 32 percent population in the state. Other prominent party is Bahujan Samaj Party especially in Doaba region founded by Kanshi Ram of Rupnagar district. In 1992 BSP won 9 seats Vidhan Sabha elections. Also BSP won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in 1996 general elections and only Garhshanker seat in 1997 Vidhan Sabha elections. Communist parties too have some influence in the Malwa area. In the 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. The support for the Aam Aadmi Party increased later in Punjab. The current Government was elected in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections and the AAP won 92 out of 117 Assembly seats with Bhagwant Mann as the Chief Minister. The Congress flows down to get only 18 seats.

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Shiromani Akali Dal
← shapes
Shiromani Akali Dal is a regional political party in Punjab founded in 1920. It has been a major force in state politics, often leading coalition governments.
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
← contests
The Indian National Congress (Punjab) is the state unit of the national Indian National Congress party. It has contested every state election and formed several governments in Punjab.
Chief Minister of Punjab
← leads
The Chief Minister of Punjab is the head of the state government and the chief executive authority. The office has been held by leaders from both Shiromani Akali Dal and the Indian National Congress.
Punjab Legislative Assembly
← governs
The Punjab Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state, consisting of 117 members. It enacts laws and oversees the state government's functioning.
2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
← determines
The 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election was held on 20 February 2022 to elect all 117 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party won a landslide victory, ending decades of dominance by traditional parties.
Akali Dal–BJP alliance
← influenced
The Akali Dal–BJP alliance was a coalition between Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party that governed Punjab from 1998 to 2004. The alliance ended in 2020 over disagreements on farm laws.
2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest
← shaped
The 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest involved thousands of Punjabi farmers opposing three agricultural laws. The protests significantly impacted Punjab's political discourse and election outcomes.
Punjab Police
← enforces
Punjab Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining order in the state. It has played a key role in managing political rallies and the farmers' protests.

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The main concepts connected to Politics of Punjab, India include Shiromani Akali Dal, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Chief Minister of Punjab, Punjab Legislative Assembly, 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, Akali Dal–BJP alliance, 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest, Punjab Police. Each is linked on the map above with its own summary.

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