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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.
Sunil Jakhar is an Indian politician who was elected as an MLA consecutively three times from the Abohar Assembly constituency (2002-2017) on a party ticket from the Indian National Congress (INC).
Feb 9, 2024 · Sunil Jakhar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who was formerly a member of the Indian National Congress. He was president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (2017- 2021).
Sep 19, 2021 · A staunch supporter of Amarinder during his first term, Jakhar would openly come out in his defence when people accused him of being aloof, saying the CM was “brilliant.” Jakhar himself is known for being easily approachable, picking up the phone as early as 6 in the morning and opening his government residence to his constituents.
May 19, 2022 · Just a few days after resigning from the Congress, the former Punjab chief of the party, Sunil Jakhar, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of the party's national president JP Nadda on Thursday. The senior leader resigned from the Congress last Saturday.
Jul 4, 2023 · Projected as a prominent Hindu face who can spur the BJP in Punjab, will Sunil Jakhar’s first big move be a reconciliation with the Akalis? That’s just one of many questions.
Sep 22, 2021 · Congress' Sunil Jakhar, 67, emerged as a dark horse as CM candidate when Amarinder Singh resigned. Had he made the cut, Jakhar would've been Punjab's first Hindu CM since state reorganisation in 1966.
Oct 29, 2017 · For Sunil Kumar Jakhar, 63, being a dynast in politics is a bit like getting an American visa. "After you get there, whether you wash cars or start an infotech company depends on talent and hard work," quips the son of Congress stalwart, the late Balram Jakhar who passed away last year.
May 14, 2022 · Sunil Jakhar, senior Congress leader and former chief of its Punjab unit, quit the party today, weeks after he was issued a showcause notice by the leadership over his criticism...
Sunil Jakhar, one of the senior most Congress leaders in Punjab, joined the saffron party in May 2022, three months after the assembly elections that the Congress lost. A former Lok Sabha MP...
