Fifth Badal ministry

Fifth Badal ministry
Fifth Badal ministry
Ministry of Punjab
	Parkash Singh Badal; Chief Minister of Punjab
Date formed	16 March 2012
Date dissolved	16 March 2017
People and organisations
Head of government	Parkash Singh Badal
No. of ministers	17
Member parties	SAD; BJP
Status in legislature	Coalition government
Opposition party	Indian National Congress
History
Election	2012
Outgoing election	2017
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	Fourth Badal ministry
Successor	Second Amarinder Singh ministry

The Fifth Badal ministry was the Council of Ministers headed by Parkash Singh Badal in the state of Punjab, India. It was formed after the victory of the alliance between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. Parkash Singh Badal was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab on 16 March 2012.

The ministry consisted of members from the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sukhbir Singh Badal served as Deputy Chief Minister during the tenure of the government.

The ministry remained in office until the defeat of the SAD–BJP alliance in the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, after which the Second Amarinder Singh ministry assumed office.

Tenure

The Fifth Badal ministry came to power after the SAD–BJP alliance won the 2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. Parkash Singh Badal became Chief Minister of Punjab for his fifth term.

The government continued the coalition arrangement between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sukhbir Singh Badal served as Deputy Chief Minister and held several important portfolios during the tenure of the ministry.

The ministry remained in office until 16 March 2017, when the Second Amarinder Singh ministry was formed following the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.

Council of Ministers

S.No	Name	Department	Party
1.	Parkash Singh Badal Chief Minister of Punjab	Personnel General Administration Power Cooperation Science, Technology and Environment Vigilance Employment Generation Other departments not allocated to any Minister	SAD
Deputy Chief Minister
2.	Sukhbir Singh Badal Deputy Chief Minister	Home Affairs and Justice Governance Reforms Excise and Taxation Welfare Civil Aviation Housing and Urban Development Investment Promotion Sports and Youth Services	SAD
3.	Bikram Singh Majithia	Revenue	SAD
4.	Parminder Singh Dhindsa	Finance	SAD
5.	Bhagat Chunni Lal	Local Government Health	BJP
6.	Madan Mohan Mittal	Parliamentary Affairs	BJP
7.	Surjit Kumar	Forest and Wildlife	BJP
8.	Sikander Singh Maluka	Higher Education and Languages School Education	SAD
9.	Daljit Singh Cheema	Education	SAD
10.	Sarwan Singh Phillaur	Tourism	SAD
11.	Adesh Partap Singh Kairon	Information Technology Taxation	SAD
12.	Ajit Singh Kohar	Transport	SAD
13.	Gulzar Singh Ranike	Dairy	SAD
14.	Tota Singh	Agriculture	SAD
15.	Jagir Kaur	Social Welfare Development of Women and Children Welfare	SAD
16.	Surjit Singh Rakhra	Water Supply	SAD
17.	Sharanjit Singh Dhillon	Irrigation	SAD

Major decisions

Coalition government

The Fifth Badal ministry continued the coalition government of the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party after winning the 2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.

Administrative changes

During its tenure, the government introduced administrative measures and continued policies of the previous SAD–BJP government.

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