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S.No. State / Union Territory Government Official Opposition Other Opposition; 1: Andhra Pradesh: NDA. YSRCP: 2: Arunachal Pradesh: BJP: INDI Alliance: 3: Assam: BJP ...
Politics in reorganised present-day Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties – Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). [1] [2] Since 1967, Chief Minister of Punjab has been predominantly from Jat Sikh community despite its 21 percent state population.
A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follows this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses. Punjab Legislative Assembly appointed the member of the second largest party as Leader of opposition ...
Convener (or chief/president) is a highest political post in the Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party, holds responsibilities for the success of Party in Punjab. After 2014 Indian general election in Punjab on 29 August 2014, Sucha Singh Chhotepur was appointed as first convener [31] of Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit. He served till 24 August 2016. [32]
The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members , directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies .
The previous general election were held in May 2019 in Punjab, in which the Indian National Congress won 8 seats, followed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 2 seats each. [4] In 2022, Bhagwant Mann resigned as MP from Sangrur to become Chief Minister of Punjab.
The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022. [5] Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly. Member (2022–23) Committee on Estimates [6]
Parties Contested seats Alliance contested seats Seats won Party Vote share Alliance Vote share Indian National Congress: United Progressive Alliance: 13 [2] 8 40.12% Shiromani Akali Dal: National Democratic Alliance: 10 13 [3] 2 27.76% 37.08% Bharatiya Janata Party: 3 2 9.63% Aam Aadmi Party: None 13 [4] 1 7.38% Lok Insaaf Party: Punjab ...