List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (1947-2022) - Monster Thinks

List of Chief Ministers of Punjab 1947 to Till Now: 

The Chief Minister of Punjab is the head of the government of Punjab. Dr Gopi Chand Bhargava became the Chief Minister of Punjab on August 15, 1947, when India gained independence. Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16, 2022. Take a look at the list of Chief Ministers of Punjab from 1947 to the present.

List of Chief Ministers of Punjab: 

Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16, 2022, in freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's birthplace and village, Khatkar Kalan.

 

The Chief Minister heads the state government in India. He holds de facto executive authority while the Governor is de jure head of the state.

 

Article 164 of the Indian Constitution deals with the appointment of the Chief Minister and other Ministers by the Governor.

Charanjit Singh Channi was the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab. Check the complete list of Chief Ministers of Punjab from 1947 to the present.

List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (1947-2022)

S.No.                 Chief Minister                                  Tenure                                         Party

1.            Gopi Chand Bhargava           15 August 1947 - 13 April 1949             Indian National Congress

2.            Bhim Sen Sachar                  13 April 1949 - 18 October 1949            Indian National Congress

(1)          Gopi Chand Bhargava           18 October 1949 - 20 June 1951            Indian National Congress

              

               President's Rule                    20 June 1951 - 17 April 1952      

(2)          Bhim Sen Sachar               17 April 1952 - 23 January 1956                Indian National Congress

3.            Partap Singh Kairon          23 January 1956 - 21 June 1964                 Indian National Congress

(1)          Gopi Chand Bhargava        21 June 1964 - 6 July 1964                        Indian National Congress

4.            Ram Kishan                       7 July 1964 - 5 July 1966                           Indian National Congress

                

               President's Rule               5 July 1966 - 1 November 1966           

5.        Giani Gurmukh Singh             1 November 1966 - 8 March 1967          Indian National Congress

                        Musafir 

6.            Gurnam Singh              8 March 1967 - 25 November 1967           Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh

                                                                                                                                (BJS-CPI)

7.        Lachhman Singh Gill        25 November 1967 - 23 August 1968            Punjab Janta Party (INC)

                

            President's Rule               23 August 1968 - 17 February 1969             

(6)          Gurnam Singh                    17 February 1969 - 27 March 1970                          SAD-BJS

8.            Parkash Singh Badal             27 March 1970 - 14 June 1971            Shiromani Akali Dal (BJS)

                

                  President's Rule               14 June 1971 - 17 March 1972  

9.            Zail Singh                             17 March 1972 - 30 April 1977               Indian National Congress

                

                  President's Rule               30 April 1977 - 20 June 1977     

(8)          Parkash Singh Badal                20 June 1977 - 17 February 1980              Shiromani Akali Dal

                                                                                                                                            (JP-CPI)

                

                 President's Rule               17 February 1980 - 6 June 1980        

10.          Darbara Singh                        6 June 1980 - 6 October 1983               Indian National Congress

               

                 President's Rule               6 October 1983 - 29 September 1985        

11.          Surjit Singh Barnala              29 September 1985 - 11 June 1987               Shiromani Akali Dal

               

                 President's Rule               11 June 1987 - 25 February 1992             

12.          Beant Singh                        25 February 1992 - 31 August 1995          Indian National Congress

13.       Harcharan Singh Brar         31 August 1995 - 21 November 1996          Indian National Congress

14.     Rajinder Kaur Bhattal       21 November 1996 - 11 February 1997          Indian National Congress

(8)          Parkash Singh Badal        12 February 1997 - 26 February 2002              Shiromani Akali Dal

                                                                                                                                                (BJP)

15.          Amarinder Singh              26 February 2002 - 1 March 2007               Indian National Congress

(8)          Parkash Singh Badal           1 March 2007 - 16 March 2017              Shiromani Akali Dal (BJP)

(15)        Amarinder Singh              16 March 2017 - 18 September 2021         Indian National Congress

16.      Charanjit Singh Channi      20 September 2021 - 16 March 2022           Indian National Congress

17.          Bhagwant Mann               16 March 2022 - Incumbent         Aam Aadmi Party

A Brief History of present-day Punjab

Punjab Province was headquartered in Lahore and under the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council with a government headed by the Prime Minister.

Post the partition of India, the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was formed. It was inaugurated on 15 July 1948 and was formally designated as a state in 1950. PEPSU was earlier headed by the Premier and the Chief Minister became the head of the government in the state in 1952.

Following the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the PEPSU was mostly merged with East Punjab. East Punjab was formed in 1947 and was renamed Punjab in 1950. On 1 November 1966, Haryana was carved out of Punjab, and several other northeastern districts were merged into Himachal Pradesh.