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{{short description|Indian State Government}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{infobox government
| government_name = [[Government of Punjab, India]]
| image = Seal of Punjab.gif
| division_type = [[Seat of government|Seat of Government]]
| division = [[Chandigarh]]
| leader_type = [[Governor (India)|Governor]]
| leader_title = [[V. P. Singh Badnore]]
| leader_type2 = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| leader_title2 = [[Amarinder Singh]]
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]
| legislature = {{ubl|[[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab Vidhan Sabha]]|}}
| speaker_label = [[List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen|Speaker]]
| speaker = [[Rana KP Singh|Rana Kanwar Pal Singh]]
| deputy_speaker_label = [[Speaker (politics)|Deputy Speaker]]
| deputy_speaker = [[Ajaib Singh Bhatti]]
| members_in_assembly_label = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members in Assembly]]
| members_in_assembly = 117
| branch4 = [[Judiciary of India|Judiciary]]
| court_name = [[High courts of India|High Court]]
| court = [[Punjab & Haryana High Court]]
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]
| chief_justice = [[Ravi Shankar Jha]]
}}

The '''Government of Punjab''', also known as the '''State Government of Punjab''' or locally as the '''State Government''', is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and its [[Districts of Punjab (India)|23 districts]]. It consists of an [[executive branch|executive]], led by the [[List of Governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]], a [[judiciary]] and a [[legislative]] branch.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Punjab is the [[Governors of states of India|Governor]], appointed by the [[President of India]] on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. [[Chandigarh]] is the capital of Punjab, and houses the [[Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. Chandigarh also serves as the capital of [[Haryana]], and is a [[union territory]] of India. The [[Punjab & Haryana High Court]], located in Chandigarh, has jurisdiction over the whole state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm|title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts|access-date=2008-05-12|publisher=Eastern Book Company}}</ref>

The present Legislative Assembly of Punjab is [[unicameral]], consisting of 117 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.<ref>{{cite web
| url =http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/Punjab.htm|title = Punjab Legislative Assembly|access-date=2008-05-12|work=Legislative Bodies in India|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India}}</ref>

==Cabinet Ministers after Assembly Election 2017==
{{Update|section|date=April 2018}}
Following is a list of the cabinet ministers in present government along with their portfolios. The list includes the 9 new ministers inducted in April 2018 and the department allocated to them.<ref>[http://www.punjabdata.com/Cabinet-Ministers-of-Punjab.aspx New Cabinet Ministers of Punjab]</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|- align="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Portrait
! scope="col" | Constituency.
! scope="col" |Party
! scope="col" | Portfolios
|-
|[[Amarinder Singh]]
|[[File:Amarinder Singh.jpg|50px]]
| [[Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patiala Urban]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Chief Minister
|-
|[[Charanjit Singh Channi]]
|
|[[Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Local Government, Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Technical Education & Industrial Training Institutes, Employment Generation
|-
|[[Brahm Mohindra]]
|
|[[Patiala Rural Assembly Constituency|Patiala Rural]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research, Parliamentary Affairs, Elections, Removal of Grievances
|-
|[[Manpreet Singh Badal]]
| [[File:Manpreet badal.jpg|50px]]
|[[Bathinda Urban Assembly Constituency|Bathinda Urban]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Finance, Planning, Programme Implementation, Governance Reforms
|-
|[[Sadhu Singh Dharamsot]]
|
|[[Nabha Assembly Constituency|Nabha]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Forests and Wild Life, Printing and Stationary, Welfare of SCs and BCs
|-
|[[Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa]]
|
|[[Fatehgarh Churian Assembly Constituency|Fatehgarh Churian]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Rural Development & Panchayats, Housing & Urban Development
|-
|[[Aruna Chaudhary]]
|
|[[Dina Nagar Assembly Constituency|Dinanagar]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Social Security, Women & Child Development, Transport
|-
|[[Razia Sultana (politician)|Razia Sultana]]
|
| [[Malerkotla Assembly Constituency|Malerkotla]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Water Supply & Sanitation (Public Health), Higher Education
|-
|[[Balbir Singh Sidhu (politician)|Balbir Singh Sidhu]]
|
| [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Assembly Constituency|S.A.S. Nagar]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Animal Husbandary & Dairy Development, Labour
|-
|[[Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria]]
|
| [[Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency|Raja Sansi]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Revenue, Rahabilitation & Disaster Management, Water Resources
|-
|[[Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa]]
|
| [[Dera Baba Nanak Assembly Constituency|Dera Baba Nanak]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Cooperation, Jails
|-
|[[Vijay Inder Singla]]
|[[File:Shri-Vijay-Inder-Singla.jpg|50px]]
| [[Sangrur Assembly Constituency|Sangrur]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Public Works, Information Technology, Education
|-
|[[Bharat Bhushan Ashu]]
|[[File:8O9A8310 copy.jpg|50px]]
| [[Ludhiana West Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana West]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs
|-
|[[Sunder Shyam Arora (politician)|Sunder Sham Arora]]
|
| [[Hoshiarpur Assembly Constituency|Hoshiarpur]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Industries & Commerce
|-
|[[Om Parkash Soni]]
|
| [[Amritsar Central Assembly Constituency|Amritsar Central]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| School Education, Freedom Fighters
|-
|[[Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi (politician)|Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi]]
|[[File:Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi.jpg|50px]]
| [[Guru Har Sahai Assembly Constituency|GuruHarSahai]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Sports & Youth Affairs
|-
|[[Gurpreet Singh Kangar]]
|
| [[Rampura Phul Assembly Constituency|Rampura Phul]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Power, New & Renewable Energy Sources
|-
|}

==Current Opposition in assembly==
In [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] the Main [[Opposition (politics)|Opposition]] party is [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and Leader of opposition is [[Harpal Singh Cheema]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/aap-removes-khaira-appoints-harpal-cheema-as-leader-of-opposition/626983.html | title=AAP removes Khaira, appoints Harpal Cheema as leader of opposition | work=The Tribune | date=2018-07-27 | access-date=2018-07-27}}</ref> and [[Saravjit Kaur Manuke]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/mann-made-aaps-punjab-chief-arora-his-deputy.html|title=AAP's new leaders after election}}</ref> is deputy leader of opposition. It won 20 seats in [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]] assembly election and currently it has 19 members.

The other parties which are in opposition are-
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Party
!Members
!Leader in assembly
|-
| [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| 14
| [[Sharanjit Singh Dhillon]]
|-
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 2
| [[Dinesh Singh (Punjab politician)|Dinesh Singh]]
|-
| [[Lok Insaaf Party]]
| 2
| [[Simarjit Singh Bains]]
|}

==Departments and agencies==
* [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]]
* [[Judicial Department Punjab]]

==See also==
* [[Emblem of Punjab]]
*[[Punjab Remote Sensing Centre]]
*[[Punjab State Human Rights Commission]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://punjab.gov.in/ Government of Punjab, website]
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