Prakash Singh Badal ministry (1977–80)
Shiromani Akali Dal, Janata Party and CPI-M had contested the 1977 election to Punjab Legislative Assembly in an alliance and out of total 117 seats they respectively won 58, 17 and 8 seats. The leader of Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal became chief minister. His ministry had members from Akali Dal and Janata Party with outside support from CPI-M. Badal was sworn as chief minister on 23 June 1977. His ministry was dismissed on 17 February 1980 when Indira Gandhi returned to power at centre. Here are the names of the ministers:[1]
Cabinet ministers
- Parkash Singh Badal (Chief minister)
- Balram Das Tandon
- Atma Singh
- Balwant Singh Thind
- Hit Abhilashi
- Jaswinder Singh Brar
- Harbhajan Singh
- Jiwan Singh Umranangal
- Satwant Kaur Sandhu
- Randhir Singh Cheema
- Sukhjinder Singh
- Balwinder Singh
- Des Raj
Ministers of State
- Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
- Dalip Singh Talwandi
- Dharam Pal
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