Sunil Kumar Jakhar | |
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| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2023 - | |
| Preceded by | Ashwini Sharma |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 15 December 2017 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Vinod Khanna |
| Succeeded by | Sunny Deol |
| Constituency | Gurdaspur |
| President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office April 2017 – 18 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Amarinder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| Leader of opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 14 March 2012 – 11 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
| Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Channi |
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2002–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Kumar Goyal |
| Succeeded by | Arun Narang |
| Constituency | Abohar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1954 (age 70) Panjkosi, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1990 – 2022) |
| Parent | Balram Jakhar |
| Residence(s) | Panjkosi, Punjab, India |
Sunil Kumar Jakhar (born 9 February 1954) is an Indian politician and president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab unit since 4th July 2023.[1] Previously, Jakhar was the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee from 2017 to 2021. Elected consecutively three times from Abohar Assembly constituency (2002-2017), he was a Leader of the opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2012 to 2017. He was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) for five decades until 2022. In May 2022, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming that he wanted to support "nationalism, unity and brotherhood in Punjab".[2] Earlier, Jakhar was elected as a Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur constituency to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian parliament in a by-election in 2017.[3]
- ^ "Sunil Jakhar, BJP's Punjab plan lynchpin and chief: Seasoned Jat leader, ex-state Cong head". Navjeevan Goyal. Indian Express. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Days after quitting Congress, Sunil Jakhar joins BJP". Times of India. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Congress's Sunil Jakhar wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by huge margin". Vibhor Mohan. Times of India. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.