Sukhbir Singh Badal is a renowned Indian politician who has been serving the nation in this field for over a decade. 59-year-old, Badal is the president of the prominent Sikh political party, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). He is currently serving as a Member of Parliament from Ferozepur. Badal also served as Deputy CM of Punjab from 2009 to 2017, former MP from Faridkot and also former MP of Rajya Sabha (2001 to 2004). He was a Minister of State for Industry in 2nd Vajpayee Ministry during 1998 to 1999. He became the President of Akali Dal in Jan 2008. Badal was not a Member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 2009. Then, he resigned in July upon the completion of 6-month period available for contesting elections for the assembly, during which he didn’t contest any elections. He was again appointed as Deputy CM in Aug 2009 after winning by-elections from Jalalabad Assembly Constituency. In 2017, he again contested from Jalalabad and defeated Bhagwat Singh Mann of Aam Aadmi Party. In 2019, he contested for the Lok sabha seat from Ferozepur and got elected. Sukhbir Badal was born on July 09, 1962 in Faridkot. He is the son of Parkash Singh Badal who has been a reigning CM of Punjab. His mother's name is Surinder Kaur. Sukhbir Badal has completed his education from The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He completed his higher studies (MA Hons School in Economics) from Panjab University, Chandigarh from 1980-1984 and an MBA from California State University, Los Angeles, United States. For the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls 2022, Badal's party had forged an alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party in June this year. As per the seat-sharing arrangement, the Mayawati-led BSP will fight 20 out of the 117 Assembly seats in Punjab while the rest will be contested by SAD. He however lost from Jalalabad in Punjab Assembly election 2022.
Read More
Chandigarh: Congress is a demoralised party as several of its leaders, including Union minister Manish Tewari and state chief Partap Singh Bajwa, are running away from the electoral battle for Lok Sabha, SAD president Sukhbir
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said Rahul Gandhi would be a "complete misfit" as Prime Minister because he was unaware of the basics of agriculture and village life of the majority
Chandigarh: Rejoicing its ally BJP's good showing in three of the four state assemblies, Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal today said that it will be tidal wave in favour of BJP in
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Deputy today said VAT refunds will be paid online to industrialists on the basis of their rating. Making this announcement following a meeting with senior BJP ministers,
Khanna: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the new traders' policy aimed at abolishing 'Inspector Raj' would be launched on November 14. Badal said under the new policy the entire work would
Amritsar: Describing Punjab government's development initiatives as "business like", Tata Group Chairman today assured large-scale investments in the infrastructure projects in the state.Addressing a meeting in the presence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here,
Chandigarh: Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday hailed the decision of the BJP to name Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections, terming him the “right person” to lead
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal yesterday said there was no financial crunch in the state and hit back by alleging that Congress-led UPA government was under severe financial crisis and burdened with
Chandigarh, Aug 9: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Thursday lauded Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Managaement Committee (DSGMC) president Manjit Singh G.K. for sticking to his stand not to remove his turban at the Rome
Chandigarh, Aug 9: She opted for a change from her parent IAS cadre Punjab and shifted to Uttar Pradesh. Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, who recently hit the national headlines after the
New Delhi: The Badal family of Punjab is one of the most prominent political families of India.Prakash Singh Badal , the Chief Minister of Punjab has very carefully groomed the political careers of his son
Lahore, Nov 8: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and his 45-member delegation were left unprotected for a short while when their Pakistani police guards left their duty and went off to have dinner
Mansa (Pb), Sep 25: Reverse countdown of Congress-led UPA government has begun, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal claimed today.“The Congress party is jittery as it knows that its days in power are numbered
New Delhi, Sep 22: A day after pledging support to the UPA, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today met Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.Refusing to divulge details
Chandigarh, Jul 23 :The Punjab government has sought a interim relief package of Rs. 800 crore from the Centre expressing its anxiety over the drought-like situation in the state caused by a deficit monsoon so
Top News
Trending News
Latest News
