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Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab
Emblem of Punjab
Incumbent Vacant since 16 March 2022
Member of	Cabinet
Nominator	Chief Minister of Punjab
Appointer	Governor of Punjab
Inaugural holder	Balram Das Tandon
Formation	17 February 1969; 55 years ago (1969-02-17)

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. 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.

History

PEPSU

In history of PEPSU state there was only one deputy chief minister Brish Bhan.

Punjab

Till 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 ministers

PEPSU

INC (1)
Sr. No.	Name (constituency) (birth-death)	Portrait	Term of office			Political party		Chief Minister	Appointed by
1	Brish Bhan (Kalayat) (1908-1988)		23 May 1951	21 April 1952	1 year, 275 days		Indian National Congress	Raghbir Singh	Yadavindra Singh
			8 March 1954	12 January 1955

Punjab

BJS (1)   INC (3)   SAD (1)
Sr. No.	Name (constituency) (birth-death)	Portrait	Term of office			Political party		Chief Minister	Appointed by	Ref
No official Deputy CM (15 August 1947 - 17 February 1969) (21 years, 186 days)
1	Balram Das Tandon (Amritsar Central) (1927-2018)		17 February 1969	26 March 1970	1 year, 37 days		Bhartiya Jana Sangh	Gurnam Singh	D. C. Pavate
No official Deputy CM (26 March 1970 - 6 August 1996) (26 years, 134 days)
2	Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Lehra) (b.1945)		6 August 1996	21 November 1996	107 days		Indian National Congress	Harcharan Singh Brar	B. K. N. Chhibber
No official Deputy CM (21 November 1996 - 6 January 2004) (7 years, 46 days)
(2)	Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Lehra) (b.1945)		6 January 2004	1 March 2007	3 years, 54 days		Indian National Congress	Captain Amarinder Singh	O. P. Verma
No official Deputy CM (1 March 2007 - 21 January 2009) (1 year, 326 days)
3	Sukhbir Singh Badal ( - ) (b.1962)		21 January 2009	1 July 2009	161 days		Shiromani Akali Dal	Prakash Singh Badal	S. F. Rodrigues
No official Deputy CM (1 July 2009 - 10 August 2009) (40 days)
(3)	Sukhbir Singh Badal (Jalalabad) (b.1962)		10 August 2009	14 March 2012	7 years, 218 days		Shiromani Akali Dal	Prakash Singh Badal	S. F. Rodrigues
			14 March 2012	16 March 2017					Shivraj Patil
No official Deputy CM (16 March 2017 - 20 September 2021) (4 years, 188 days)
4	Sukhjinder Singh (Dera Baba Nanak) (b.1959)		20 September 2021	16 March 2022	177 days		Indian National Congress	Charanjit Singh Channi	Banwarilal Purohit
	Om Parkash Soni (Amritsar Central) (b.1957)
No official Deputy CM (since 16 March 2022) (2 years, 279 days)

Deputy Leader of the House

This is not a comprehensive list and based on information received from news articles, Punjab assembly debates and Punjab assembly compendium. Thus, the serial number is not mentioned.

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.

See also

• List of chief ministers of Punjab, India
• List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
• List of female deputy chief ministers in India

References

1. Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
2. "Former punjab deputy cm died". 14 August 2018.
3. "Two months crisis in punjab congress legislature party resolved". India Today. 31 August 1996.
4. "Rajinder Kaur Bhattal appointed deputy CM, 2004". The Times of India. 6 January 2004.
5. Sharma, Viney. "sukhbir badal, deputy cm of punjab, 2009". The Economic Times.
6. "Sukhbir badal resigns as Punjab deputy CM".
7. "Second time Sukhbir Singh Badal deputy CM, 2009". The Times of India. 10 August 2009.
8. "Prakash Singh took oath as CM and Sukhbir Singh as Deputy CM, 2012". 14 March 2012.
9. "Punjab CM Oath Ceremony Live: पंजाब के नए सीएम बने चरणजीत चन्नी, सुखजिंदर रंधावा और ओमप्रकाश सोनी ने भी ली शपथ".

• Deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India
• Lists of deputy chief ministers of Indian states
• Lists of people from Punjab, India