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  1. Surjit Singh Barnala (21 October 1925 – 14 January 2017) was an Indian politician who served as the 11th chief minister of Punjab state from 1985 to 1987.

  2. Jan 14, 2017 · Surjit Singh Barnala, who almost became Prime Minister in the mid-90s but for his party ditching him, was a moderate Akali politician and played a role in the Rajiv-Longowal Accord that catapulted him to the chief minister’s seat in Punjab during its worst period of militancy.

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  3. Jan 14, 2017 · Former Punjab Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala, who took over reins of the state in the difficult period when militancy was at its peak in the mid-80s, died here on Saturday at the age of 91.

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  5. Jan 14, 2017 · Former Punjab chief minister Surjit Singh Barnala, 91, passed away in Chandigarh on Saturday two days after he was hospitalised. Born on October 21, 1925 in Ateli village (now in Haryana), he graduated in law from Lucknow. His tenure as Punjab chief minister (1985-1987) coincided with militancy in the state.

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  6. Jan 14, 2017 · Former Punjab Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala, who took over reins of the state in the difficult period when militancy was at its peak in the mid-80s, died here today at the age of 91.

  7. Was he a visionary who strayed into a politics — a painter who used his brush on the wrong canvas? Or, was he the right man at the wrong time? Few leaders in Punjab’s chequered history of the ’80s...

  8. Jan 14, 2017 · Former Punjab Chief Minister, Union Minister and Governor of Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh Surjit Singh Barnala died here on Saturday following a brief spell of illness. He was 91.