List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India
The deputy chief minister of Punjab is a member of the Cabinet in the Government of Punjab. It's not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government or in a party. HistoryPEPSUIn history of PEPSU state there was only one deputy chief minister Brish Bhan. PunjabTill now five people served as Deputy CM of Punjab. Balram Das Tandon was the first who hold the position when Bhartiya Jana Sangh formed coalition government with Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh under the chief ministership of Gurnam Singh. Then in 1996 and 2004, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal became the Deputy CM under chief ministership of Harcharan Singh Brar and Amarinder Singh respectively. Sukhbir Singh Badal is the only one who served the position for thrice. In 2021 for the first time two persons, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Om Parkash Soni appointed deputy cm under Charanjit Singh Channi. List of deputy chief ministersPEPSU
Punjab
TimelineStatisticsList of deputy chief minister by their tenure
Deputy Leader of the House
The Deputy Leader of the House in Vidhan Sabha is the deputy parliamentary chairperson of the party that holds a majority in the Vidhan Sabha and is responsible for government business in the house. The deputy chief minister also serves as deputy leader of the house, however, in the absence of an official deputy chief minister, one of the cabinet minister serves as deputy leader of the house.
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