16th Punjab Assembly#Committees
{{Short description|Current Legislative Assembly since 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Punjab
| native_name =
| coa_pic =
| coa_res =
| session_room =
| established = 11 March 2022
| preceded_by = 15th Punjab Legislative Assembly
| house_type = Unicameral
| term_length = 5 years
| leader1_type = Governor
| leader1 = Gulab Chand Kataria
| party1 =
| election1 = 31 August 2021
| leader2_type = Speaker
| leader2 = Kultar Singh Sandhwan
| party2 = AAP
| election2 = 21 March 2022
| leader3_type = Deputy Speaker
| leader3 = Jai Krishan Singh
| party3 = AAP
| election3 = 30 June 2022
| leader4_type = Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
| leader4 = Bhagwant Mann
| party4 = AAP
| election4 = 16 March 2022
| leader5_type = Deputy Leader of the House
(Cabinet Minister)
| leader5 = Harpal Singh Cheema
| party5 = AAP
| election5 = April 2022
| leader6_type = Minister of Legislative Affairs
| leader6 = Balkar Singh
| party6 = AAP
| election6 = 31 May 2023
| leader7_type = Leader of the Opposition
| leader7 = Partap Singh Bajwa
| party7 = INC
| election7 = 9 April 2022
| members = 117
| political_groups1 =
Government (94)
- {{Color box|{{Party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}}} AAP (94)
Official Opposition (14)
- {{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} INC (14)
Other opposition (9)
- {{Color box|{{Party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}}} SAD (3)
- {{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} BJP (2)
- {{Color box|{{Party color|Independent politician}}}} IND (3){{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/congress-mla-sandeep-jakhar-suspended-for-anti-party-activities-after-supporting-bjp-chief-uncle-statement-101692472746203.html|title=Congress suspends Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar for ‘anti-party’ activities|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=20 August 2023|archive-date=20 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820060018/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/congress-mla-sandeep-jakhar-suspended-for-anti-party-activities-after-supporting-bjp-chief-uncle-statement-101692472746203.html|url-status=live}}
- {{Color box|{{Party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}}} BSP (1)
| structure1 =
| structure1_res = 300px
| voting_system1 = First-past-the-post
| last_election1 = 20 February 2022
| next_election1 = February 2027 or earlier
| meeting_place = File:Palace of Assembly Chandigarh 2006.jpg, Chandigarh, India]]
| website = {{URL|https://punjabassembly.gov.in/|Punjab Legislative Assembly}}
| constitution = Constitution of India
}}
Election for the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly was held in the Indian state of Punjab. Polling was done on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes declaration of results was done on 10 March 2022.{{cite news |title=Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-check-full-list-of-winners-constituency-wise-complete-list-of-punjab-results-2022-bjp-congress-akali-dal-aap/2456066/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Financialexpress |language=en |archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310065739/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-check-full-list-of-winners-constituency-wise-complete-list-of-punjab-results-2022-bjp-congress-akali-dal-aap/2456066/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 {{!}} Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/punjab/all-winners/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=News18 |language=en |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027091043/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/punjab/all-winners/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/punjab-election-result-2022-check-constituency-wise-leading-trailing-candidates-full-list-of-winners-aap-bhagwant-mann-congress-charanjit-singh-channi-bjp-akalis-election-news-today-101646877618898.html |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310030153/https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/punjab-election-result-2022-check-constituency-wise-leading-trailing-candidates-full-list-of-winners-aap-bhagwant-mann-congress-charanjit-singh-channi-bjp-akalis-election-news-today-101646877618898.html |url-status=live }} The Fifteenth Punjab assembly was dissolved on 11 March 2022. The dissolution was necessitated after the results of the election was declared on 10 March.{{cite news |title=Punjab Governor dissolves 15th Punjab Assembly |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/states/punjab-governor-dissolves-15th-punjab-assembly-1503051390.html |access-date=27 March 2022 |work=The Statesman |date=11 March 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523111347/https://www.thestatesman.com/states/punjab-governor-dissolves-15th-punjab-assembly-1503051390.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Punjab Cabinet recommends Governor for dissolution of 15th Punjab Assembly |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/chandigarh/punjab-cabinet-recommends-governor-dissolution-15th-punjab-assembly-1503051314.html |access-date=27 March 2022 |work=The Statesman |date=11 March 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313041249/https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/chandigarh/punjab-cabinet-recommends-governor-dissolution-15th-punjab-assembly-1503051314.html |url-status=live }}
In the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly, 92 members of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party form the treasury benches. The main opposition party in the assembly is Indian National Congress with 18 seats. The other parties which are in opposition are the Shiromani Akali Dal, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and independents. AAP MLA, Kultar Singh Sandhwan was announced as the speaker of the assembly.{{cite news |title=Punjab Cabinet swearing-in Live Updates: From uprooting corruption to tackling drug addiction in Punjab — newly-inducted Ministers set targets |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-cabinet-swearing-in-live-updates-bhagwant-mann-7826467/ |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319063815/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-cabinet-swearing-in-live-updates-bhagwant-mann-7826467/ |url-status=live }}
History
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took the oath of office on 16 March at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Bhagat Singh. Inderbir Singh Nijjar took the oath as Protem Speaker. On 17 March Nijjar administered the oath of office to all the 117 legislators of the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative assembly.{{cite news |title=In Punjab Cabinet, Bhagwant Mann Keeps Home, Harpal Cheema Gets Finance |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-punjab-cabinet-bhagwant-mann-keeps-home-harpal-cheema-gets-finance-2834331 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=NDTV.com |date=21 March 2022 |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321120858/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-punjab-cabinet-bhagwant-mann-keeps-home-harpal-cheema-gets-finance-2834331 |url-status=live }} Other 10 cabinet ministers of the Mann ministry, took oath on 19 March.
On 22 June 2022, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan announced that the legislators will get answers on all issues that they raise during the Assembly debates. The answers would be provided during the Zero Hour. This was done for the first time in the history of Punjab Assembly.{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=All Zero Hour questions to be answered: Punjab Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/all-zero-hour-questions-to-be-answered-punjab-speaker-kultar-singh-sandhwan-406168 |access-date=23 June 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=22 June 2022 |language=en}}
Leaders
==Committees==
List of committees and chairpersons for the term 2022–2023.{{cite news |title=Punjab speaker appoints heads of House committees |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-speaker-appoints-heads-of-house-committees-101653170285870.html |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522184912/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-speaker-appoints-heads-of-house-committees-101653170285870.html |url-status=live }}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| Committee{{cite web |title=Committees |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/committies |website=punjabassembly.nic.in |access-date=11 June 2022 |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521194853/http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/committies |url-status=live }}
! Chairperson ! colspan=2| Party or Organization |
|---|
| Committee on Local Bodies
|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Public Accounts
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| Committee on Estimates
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Public Undertakings
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes | {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Privileges
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Government Assurances
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Local Bodies
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Subordinate Legislation
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Papers Laid/to be Laid on the Table and Library
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Petitions
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| House Committee
|Jai Krishan Singh | {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Questions & References
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Press Gallery Committee
|Naresh Sharma |bgcolor="white"| |{{left|Punjab Kesari}} |
| Committee on Co-operation and its allied activities
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
Composition
{{Further|2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election#Results}}
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Seat Share
|label2 = INC - 16
|value2 = 13.7
|color2 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
|label3 = SAD - 2
|value3 = 2.5
|color3 = {{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}|
|label1 = AAP - 93
|value1 = 79.4
|color1 = {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}|
|label4 = BJP - 2
|value4 = 1.7
|color4 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|
|label5 = BSP - 1
|value5 = 0.9
|color5 = {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}|
|label6 = IND - 1
|value6 = 0.9
|color6 = #DDDDDD
|label7 = Vacant - 1
|value7 = 0.9
|color7 = {{party color|Vacant}}|
}}
= By alliance and party =
= By constituency =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| District
! No. ! Constituency ! Name ! colspan="2" | Party ! Bench |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |Pathankot
|1 | Naresh Puri |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 2
|Bhoa (SC) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 3
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |Opposition |
| rowspan="8" | Gurdaspur
|4 |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 5
|Dina Nagar (SC) |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 6
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 7
| Amansher Singh (Shery Kalsi) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 8
|Sri Hargobindpur (SC) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 9
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| rowspan=2 |10
|rowspan=2 |Dera Baba Nanak |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| Gurdeep Singh Randhawa
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="10" | Amritsar
|11 |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 12
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 13
| {{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}} |Opposition |
| 14
|Jandiala (SC) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 15
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 16
|Amritsar West (SC) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 17
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 18
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 19
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 20
|Attari (SC) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="4" | Tarn Taran
|21 |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 22
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 23
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 24
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| Amritsar
|25 |Baba Bakala (SC) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="4" | Kapurthala
|26 |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 27
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 28
| {{Party name with color|Independent|shortname=IND}} |Opposition |
| 29
|Phagwara (SC) |Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| rowspan="11" |Jalandhar
|rowspan=2 |30 |rowspan=2 |Phillaur (SC) |rowspan=2 |Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| {{Party name with color|Independent|shortname=IND}}
|Suspended by INC in April 2024.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/congress-suspends-phillaur-mla-vikramjit-chaudhary-for-anti-party-activities-9289470/|title=Congress suspends Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Chaudhary for anti-party activities|work=Indian Express|accessdate=25 April 2024}} |
| 31
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 32
|Hardev Singh Laddi |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 33
| Kartarpur (SC) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan=2 |34
|rowspan=2 |Jalandhar West (SC) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |rowspan=2 | Government |
| Mohinder Pal Bhagat
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| 35
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 36
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 37
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 38
|Adampur (SC) |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| rowspan="8" | Hoshiarpur
|39 | Jangi Lal Mahajan |{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |Opposition |
| 40
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 41
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 42
|Sham Chaurasi (SC) |{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 43
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| Rowspan=2|44
|Rowspan=2|Chabbewal (SC) |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| Ishank Kumar
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 45
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="3" | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
|46 |Banga (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government (Defected from SAD to AAP) |
| 47
|{{Party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}} |Opposition |
| 48
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="3" | Rupnagar
|49 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 50
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 51
| Chamkaur Sahib (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="2" | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
|52 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 53
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="3" | Fatehgarh Sahib
|54 |Bassi Pathana (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 55
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 56
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="14" | Ludhiana
|57 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 58
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 59
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 60
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 61
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 62
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 63
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 64
| None | {{Party name with color|Vacant}} | Death of sitting MLA Gurpreet Gogi on 11 January 2025. |
| 65
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 66
|Gill (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 67
|Payal (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 68
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}} |Opposition |
| 69
|Raikot (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 70
|Jagraon (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="4" |Moga
|71 |Nihal Singh Wala (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 72
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 73
|Moga | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 74
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="4" |Ferozpur
|75 |Zira | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 76
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 77
|Firozpur Rural (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 78
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="5" | Fazilka
|79 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 80
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan=2|81
|rowspan=2|Abohar |rowspan=2|Sandeep Jakhar |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
| {{Party name with color|Independent|shortname=IND}}
|Suspended by INC in August 2023. |
| 82
|Balluana (SC) |Amandeep Singh ‘Goldy’ Musafir | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="5" | Sri Muktsar Sahib
|83 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan=2 |84
|rowspan=2 |Gidderbaha |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| Hardeep Singh Dhillon
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 85
|Malout (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 86
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="3" | Faridkot
|87 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 88
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 89
|Jaitu (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="6" | Bathinda
|90 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 91
|Bhucho Mandi (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 92
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 93
|Bathinda Rural (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 94
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 95
|Maur | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="3" | Mansa
|96 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 97
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 98
|Budhlada (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="7" | Sangrur
|99 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 100
|Dirba (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 101
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 102
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 103
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 104
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 105
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="4" | Barnala
|106 |Bhadaur (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan=2 |107
|rowspan=2 |Barnala | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| Kuldeep Singh Dhillon
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Opposition |
| 108
|Mehal Kalan (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="3" | Patiala
|109 |Nabha (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 110
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 111
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
|112 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| rowspan="5" | Patiala
|113 | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 114
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 115.
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 116
| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
| 117
|Shutrana (SC) | {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |Government |
Resolutions passed
On 22 March 2022, the assembly unanimously passed a resolution to install the statues of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the assembly complex.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=Punjab assembly to have statues of Bhagat Singh, Dr Ambedkar, Maharaja Ranjit Singh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-assembly-to-have-statues-of-bhagat-singh-dr-ambedkar-maharaja-ranjit-singh-101647977142441.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816200921/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-assembly-to-have-statues-of-bhagat-singh-dr-ambedkar-maharaja-ranjit-singh-101647977142441.html |url-status=live }}
On 1 April 2022, the assembly unanimously passed a resolution to immediately transfer union territory of Chandigarh — the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, to Punjab.{{Cite news |last=Vasudeva |first=Vikas |date=2022-04-01 |title=Punjab assembly passes resolution; asks Centre to transfer Chandigarh to Punjab |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bhagwant-mann-moves-resolution-urging-centre-to-immediately-transfer-chandigarh-to-punjab/article65280761.ece |access-date=2022-08-16 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816195232/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bhagwant-mann-moves-resolution-urging-centre-to-immediately-transfer-chandigarh-to-punjab/article65280761.ece |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Punjab Vidhan Sabha passes resolution asking for Chandigarh to be given to Punjab |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/1-day-special-assembly-session-today-382474 |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en |archive-date=13 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513030335/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/1-day-special-assembly-session-today-382474 |url-status=live }}
On 30 June 2022, the assembly passed a resolution recommending the state government that it urges the Government of India to immediately rollback the Agnipath scheme. The resolution was opposed by BJP members of the assembly who were in minority. Punjab was the only state to pass such a resolution.{{cite news |title=Amid opposition by BJP MLAs, Punjab Vidhan Sabha passes resolution against Agnipath scheme |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/amid-opposition-by-bjp-mlas-punjab-vidhan-sabha-passes-resolution-against-agnipath-scheme-408286 |access-date=1 July 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=30 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701022203/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/amid-opposition-by-bjp-mlas-punjab-vidhan-sabha-passes-resolution-against-agnipath-scheme-408286 |url-status=live }}
On 30 June 2022, the assembly passed a resolution recommending the state government that it urges the Government of India to not alter the nature and character of Panjab University. The resolution was opposed by BJP members of the assembly who were in minority.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=Punjab Assembly passes resolution against any bid to change ‘nature, character’ of PU |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-assembly-passes-resolution-against-any-bid-to-change-nature-character-of-pu-8002194/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Bypolls 2022-2026
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Date !colspan="2"|Constituency !colspan="3"|Previous MLA !Reason !colspan="3"|Elected MLA |
| 10 July 2024
!34 |{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=4}} |
| rowspan="4" |20 November 2024
!44 |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |Ishank Kumar |
| 10
| rowspan=3|Elected to Lok Sabha on 4 June 2024 |Gurdeep Singh Randhawa |
|---|
| 84
|Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon |
| 103
|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=2}} |Kuldeep Singh Dhillon |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 19 June 2025
!64 |colspan=3|TBD |
Following the 2022 election, five by-elections were held, and one is pending because of the death of the Aam Aadmi Party MLA in Ludhiana West. In the 5 by-elections, Aam Aadmi Party retained one and gained 3, while losing one to Congress. Congress gained only one seat and lost 4 to the Aam Aadmi Party.
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