Surjit singh barnala biography sample
Shri Sardar Surjit Singh Barnala was born on 21st October, at Ateli, Begpur now in District Mohindergarh in Haryana where his father was a Magistrate....
Born on Oct 21, in Ateli village (now in Mahendergarh district of Haryana), Barnala did his graduation in law from Lucknow before entering.Surjit Singh Barnala: Moderate Akali politician who almost became Prime Minister
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Barnala was elected from the Barnala assembly constituency during the 1985 assembly polls held after the signing of the Rajiv Longowal accord.
He was unanimously elected leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) legislature party on Sept 27, 1985. He remained Chief Minister till May 11, 1987 during the peak period of militancy.
Chief Minister of Punjab Surjeet Singh Barnala.Express archive photo
He was elected acting President of SAD on August 25, 1985 following the assassination of Longowal by terrorists.
Painter, politician and author, year-old Barnala was among the few who held various posts including that of Chief Minister, Governor and.
Barnala was appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu a post he held from May 1990 to February 1991. He was Governor of Tamil Nadu for a second time from Nov 2004 to August 2011 holding two successive tenures. In his first term as Governor of Tamil Nadu, Barnala had famously refused to recommend dismissal of the DMK government in 1991 when th