Government of Punjab, India


The Government of Punjab, also known as the State Government of Punjab or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Punjab and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Punjab, a judiciary and a legislative branch.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Punjab is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab, and houses the Vidhan Sabha and the secretariat. Chandigarh also serves as the capital of Haryana, and is a union territory of India. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, located in Chandigarh, has jurisdiction over the whole state.
The present Legislative Assembly of Punjab is unicameral, consisting of 117 Member of the Legislative Assembly. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

Cabinet Ministers after Assembly Election 2017

Following is a list of the cabinet ministers in present government along with their portfolios. The list includes the 9 new ministers inducted in April 2018 and the department allocated to them.
NameAgeConstituency.PartyPortfolios
Amarinder SinghPatiala UrbanIndian National CongressChief Minister, Administrative Reforms, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Horticulture, Conservation of Land and Water, Excise & Taxation, General Administration, Home Affairs & Justice, Legal & Legislative Affairs, Vigilance, Personnel, Civil Aviation, Defence Services Welfare, Hospitality, Investment Promotion, Information & Public Relations, Environment, Wildlife, NRI Affairs
Charanjit Singh ChanniChamkaur Sahib Assembly ConstituencyIndian National CongressLocal Government, Tourism & Cultural Affairs
Brahm MohindraPatiala RuralIndian National CongressHealth and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research, Parliamentary Affairs, Elections, Removal of Grievances
Manpreet Singh BadalBathinda UrbanIndian National CongressFinance, Planning, Programme Implementation, Governance Reforms
Charanjit Singh ChanniChamkaur SahibIndian National CongressTechnical Education & Industrial Training Institutes, Employment Generation
Sadhu Singh DharamsotNabhaIndian National CongressForests and Wild Life, Printing and Stationary, Welfare of SCs and BCs
Tripat Rajinder Singh BajwaFatehgarh ChurianIndian National CongressRural Development & Panchayats, Housing & Urban Development
Aruna ChaudharyDinanagarIndian National CongressSocial Security, Women & Child Development, Transport
Razia SultanaMalerkotlaIndian National CongressWater Supply & Sanitation, Higher Education
Balbir Singh SidhuS.A.S. NagarIndian National CongressAnimal Husbandary & Dairy Development, Labour
Sukhbinder Singh SarkariaRaja SansiIndian National CongressRevenue, Rahabilitation & Disaster Management, Water Resources
Sukhjinder Singh RandhawaDera Baba NanakIndian National CongressCooperation, Jails
Vijay Inder SinglaSangrurIndian National CongressPublic Works, Information Technology, Education
Bharat Bhushan AshuLudhiana WestIndian National CongressFood & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs
Sunder Sham AroraHoshiarpurIndian National CongressIndustries & Commerce
Om Parkash SoniAmritsar CentralIndian National CongressSchool Education, Freedom Fighters
Rana Gurmit Singh SodhiGuruHarSahaiIndian National CongressSports & Youth Affairs
Gurpreet Singh KangarRampura PhulIndian National CongressPower, New & Renewable Energy Sources

Current Opposition in assembly

In Punjab Legislative Assembly the Main Opposition party is Aam Aadmi Party and Leader of opposition is Harpal Singh Cheema and Saravjit Kaur Manuke is deputy leader of opposition. It won 20 seats in 2017 assembly election and currently it has 16 members and 4 are vacant due to resignations.
The other parties which are in opposition are-
PartyMembersLeader in assembly
Shiromani Akali Dal13Sukhbir Singh Badal
Bharatiya Janata Party2Dinesh Singh
Lok Insaaf Party2Simarjit Singh Bains

Departments and agencies