A day after victory, Badals pray at Golden Temple

A day after creating history in Punjab by winning a second consecutive term in the assembly elections, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his family offered prayers at the Harmandar Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple.

  • A day after creating history in Punjab by winning a second consecutive term in the assembly elections, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his family offered prayers at the Harmandar Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple.
    A day after creating history in Punjab by winning a second consecutive term in the assembly elections, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his family offered prayers at the Harmandar Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple.
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  • The chief minister was accompanied by his son and Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is also the Punjab deputy chief minister, and his daughter-in-law and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Badal.
    The chief minister was accompanied by his son and Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is also the Punjab deputy chief minister, and his daughter-in-law and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Badal.
  • Gurbachan Singh, head priest of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, presents a saroopa (religious cloth) to Mr Badal.
    Gurbachan Singh, head priest of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, presents a saroopa (religious cloth) to Mr Badal.
  • The family also visited the Jallianwala Bagh and Durgiana Temple before meeting party leaders.
    The family also visited the Jallianwala Bagh and Durgiana Temple before meeting party leaders.
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  • he Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance has won 68 seats in the 117-member assembly. It is for the first time in over four decades that an incumbent government will rule the state for a consecutive term.
    he Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance has won 68 seats in the 117-member assembly. It is for the first time in over four decades that an incumbent government will rule the state for a consecutive term.