In honor of the passing of Parkash Singh Badal, the patriarch of the Akali Dal and five-time former chief minister of Punjab, the Centre has declared two days of national mourning for April 26 and 27 across India.
He served as the opposition’s leader in 1972, 1980, and 2002. With the exception of the election in February 1992, when he oversaw the Akalis’ boycott of the state elections, he had been elected to the Vidhan Sabha ten times in total, in 1957 and in each election since 1969.
He won the Lambi Assembly constituency in the 1997 elections and had won four elections in a row before that.
In 1977, he was the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation in Prime Minister Morarji Desai’s administration.
Is Parkash Singh Badal Alive?
Badal, Parkash Singh died in Fortis Hospital Mohali, Lamba, India, on April 25, 2023.
What Happened To Parkash Singh Badal?
Parkash Singh Badal, a former chief minister of Punjab and founding member of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95.