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Previously, elections for these local bodies were held in December 2017, where Indian National Congress won all the four Municipal Corporations. [3] Terms of Amritsar , Patiala and Jalandhar ended in January 2022, and of Ludhiana in March 2022.
The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), [1] formerly the Joint Public Service Commission, is a government agency of the state of Punjab, India, established by the Constitution of India, responsible for the recruitment of various state government jobs through competitive examinations. [2] [3]
In March 2024, Raj Kumar Chabbewal and Gurpreet Singh GP of INC joined AAP, both were announced candidates from Hoshiarpur and Fatehgarh Sahib constituencies respectively. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Patiala MP Preneet Kaur joined BJP. [ 9 ]
The Aam Aadmi Party gained a full majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 seats out of 117 total. The opposition parties are the Indian National Congress , the Bharatiya Janata Party , the Shiromani Akali Dal , and the Bahujan Samaj Party .
The Government of Punjab or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Punjab, India and its 23 districts. It consists of an executive , led by the Governor of Punjab , a judiciary and a legislative branch Punjab State.
BSP is the fourth largest party in Punjab after improving its vote share in 2012 elections [29] started preparations for 2017 early by launching Punjab Bachao Abhiyaan from 1 November 2014. [30] In 2012, the BSP came second from Balachaur Vidhan Sabha seat with 21,943 votes. [ 31 ]
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.
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 tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years ...