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Jat Sikh or Jatt Sikh (Gurmukhi: ਜੱਟ ਸਿੱਖ) is an ethnoreligious group, a subgroup of the Jat people whose traditional religion is Sikhism, originating from the Indian subcontinent. They are one of the dominant communities in the Punjab, India , owing to their large land holdings. [ 2 ]
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.
Calls for the Punjabi Suba had been heard as far back as February 1947, [8] and the demand for a Punjabi Suba as a policy position was first presented in April 1948 by Master Tara Singh of the Shiromani Akali Dal, [9] a Sikh political party active mainly in Punjab.
Bhagwant Mann, [63] Chief Minister of Punjab; Chaudhary Bharat Singh [64] [65] former Member of Parliament and Congress leader from Delhi; Bhupinder Singh Hooda, [66] former Chief Minister of Haryana; Charan Singh, the sixth Prime Minister of India [67] Chhotu Ram, [68] co-founder of Unionist party and a Jat leader of the colonial era
[67] [68] Writing about the Jats of Punjab, the Sikh author Khushwant Singh opined that their attitude never allowed themselves to be absorbed in the Brahminic fold. [69] [70] The British played a significant role in the rise of Sikh Jat population by encouraging Hindu Jats to convert to Sikhism so as to get larger number of Sikh recruits for ...
Punjabi Sikh soldiers constituted a significant chunk of the British Indian Army due to their distinguished service in action. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Despite being only around 2% of India's population, Punjabi Sikhs constitute around 20% of the Indian Armed Forces , with the Punjab province being the 2nd largest contributor for manpower after Uttar ...
Misl or sikh confederacy literal meaning (“fighting clan or fighting band”) which ruled over Punjab region after decline of Mughal Empire, however most of them were founded by Jats. [citation needed] Phulkian Confederacy [27] (Sidhu Jats) Kanhaiya Confederacy [28] (Sandhu Jats) Nakai Confederacy [29] (Sandhu Jats) Shaheedan Confederacy [30 ...
Punjab Chattha (also spelled Chatha ) is a politically influential [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Punjabi Jat clan [ 3 ] concentrated in the Rachna Doab , [ 1 ] particularly around the historical Gujranwala District (which includes modern day Wazirabad and Hafizabad ).