Gurkanwal Kaur Explained
Gurkanwal Kaur is an Indian Politician from the state of Punjab.[1] Kaur represented the Jalandhar Cantt Assembly Constituency from 2002 to 2007.[2] Kaur was from the Indian National Congress but in 2017 she joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union finance minister Arun Jaitley and Punjab BJP president, Vijay Sampla.[3] [4] [5]
Family
Kaur's brother Tej Parkash Singh was a minister in the Punjab government and her father Beant Singh was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1992 to 1995.[6] [7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Beant Singh's daughter to quit as special invitee of Congress . hindustantimes.com . 18 May 2016 . 29 July 2016.
- Web site: Sitting and previous MLAs from Jalandhar Cantt. Assembly Constituency . elections.in . 29 July 2016.
- After 1 day in BJP she rejoined Congress Party in the presence of Capt Amrinder Singh President Punjab CongressWeb site: Congress leaders keep Gurkanwal guessing . tribuneindia.com . 29 July 2016.
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/ex-cm-beant-singhs-daughter-joins-bjp/articleshow/56554198.cms Ex-CM Beant Singh's daughter joins BJP
- http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/punjab-polls-former-chief-minister-beant-singhs-daughter-gurkanwal-kaur-joins-bjp-4474561/ Beant Singh’s daughter Gurkanwal Kaur joins BJP
- Web site: Political families of Punjab, India . electioncommissionindia.co.in/ . 17 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825211944/http://electioncommissionindia.co.in/dynasties-in-indian-politics/political-families-of-punjab/62/ . 25 August 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Beant Singh's daughter not allowed entry into Burail jail . thehindu.com . 29 July 2016.
