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
(1954-02-09) 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.
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