Parkash Singh Badal: End of an era

Five time CM: SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal (December 8, 1927-April 25, 2023) nurtured the ambition to become a patwari in his young days but went on to become the CM of Punjab five times.

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Badal clan dominated Punjab politics: SAD holds just three seats in Assembly

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Badal’s: Gritty to the end, was laid low by final loss, age

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Akali patriarch Parkash Singh Badal dies at 95: Held record 5 terms as Punjab CM, also served as Union Agriculture Minister

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Youngest CM of the state in 1970, and also the oldest in 2012: In 75-year political journey, lost only two Assembly polls, last in Lambi in 2022

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Colossus of Punjab politics: For decades, his name was synonymous with his party, the SAD, which was established just seven years before Badal’s birth.

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Centre declares 2-day national mourning: The Centre today declared two-day national mourning following the demise of former CM and SAD patron.

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Parkash Singh Badal family: He was born on December 8, 1927, to a Jat Sikh family in a village called Abul Khurana (now located in Pakistan).

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Wife, daughter, son: Prakash Singh Badal and his wife Surinder Kaur were a happily married couple with two children - Sukhbir Singh Badal and Preneet Kaur.

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Sardar Parkash Singh Badal: A foot soldier all his life, he knew all party workers by first name

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Parkash Singh Badal: End of an era

Five time CM: SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal (December 8, 1927-April 25, 2023) nurtured the ambition to become a patwari in his young days but went on to become the CM of Punjab five times.

Badal clan dominated Punjab politics: SAD holds just three seats in Assembly

Badal’s: Gritty to the end, was laid low by final loss, age

Akali patriarch Parkash Singh Badal dies at 95: Held record 5 terms as Punjab CM, also served as Union Agriculture Minister

Youngest CM of the state in 1970, and also the oldest in 2012: In 75-year political journey, lost only two Assembly polls, last in Lambi in 2022

Colossus of Punjab politics: For decades, his name was synonymous with his party, the SAD, which was established just seven years before Badal’s birth.

Centre declares 2-day national mourning: The Centre today declared two-day national mourning following the demise of former CM and SAD patron.

Parkash Singh Badal family: He was born on December 8, 1927, to a Jat Sikh family in a village called Abul Khurana (now located in Pakistan).

Wife, daughter, son: Prakash Singh Badal and his wife Surinder Kaur were a happily married couple with two children - Sukhbir Singh Badal and Preneet Kaur.

Sardar Parkash Singh Badal: A foot soldier all his life, he knew all party workers by first name

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