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| name = Laljit Singh Bhullar
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| office = [[Mann ministry|Ex Cabinet Minister for Transport]], [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| governor = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]<br>[[Gulab Chand Kataria]]
| subterm = '''Chief Minister'''
| suboffice = [[Bhagwant Mann]]
| term_start = 19 March 2022
| term_end = 21 March 2026
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| suboffice1 = [[Bhagwant Mann]]
| term_start1 = 19 March 2022
| term_end1 = 21 March 2026
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| term_start2 = 10 March 2022
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'''Laljit Singh Bhullar''' is an Indian politician and the Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly representing [[Patti, Punjab Assembly constituency|Patti]]. He is a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref name="Playing 20 March 2022">{{cite news |title=The playing 11: CM Bhagwant Mann's cabinet ministers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/the-playing-11-cm-bhagwant-manns-cabinet-ministers-7827473/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="List Financialexpress">{{cite news |title=Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-check-full-list-of-winners-constituency-wise-complete-list-of-punjab-results-2022-bjp-congress-akali-dal-aap/2456066/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Bhullar worked as volunteer in Aam Aadmi party. He defeated four-time SAD MLA Adesh Partap Singh Kairon and one-time Congress MLA Harminder Singh Gill in the 2022 election.<ref name="Tribune News 3 April 2022">{{cite news |title=Restoring bus service top priority: Laljit Singh Bhullar |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/restoring-bus-service-top-priority-laljit-singh-bhullar-383036 |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=3 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the [[sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly]] by winning 92 out of [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|117 seats]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. MP [[Bhagwant Mann]] was sworn in as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 March 2022 |title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece |access-date=22 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Assets and liabilities declared during elections==
During the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]], he declared Rs. 6,52,90,500 as an overall financial asset and Rs. 63,78,000 as financial liability.<ref>{{cite web |title=Laljit Singh Bhullar(AAP):Constituency- PATTI(TARN TARAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/punjab2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=182 |website=www.myneta.info |access-date=14 September 2025}}</ref>

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
Bhullar was elected as the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. He represented the [[Patti, Punjab Assembly constituency]] in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]. He took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of [[Raj Bhavan, Punjab|Punjab Raj Bhavan]] in [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="Tribune 18 March 2022">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Ten Punjab ministers to take oath on Saturday |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-ministers-to-take-oath-on-saturday-378869 |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=18 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318092034/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-ministers-to-take-oath-on-saturday-378869 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NDTV 25K 19 March 2022">{{cite news |title=25,000 Government Jobs For Punjab: New Chief Minister's 1st Decision |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/25-000-government-jobs-for-punjab-new-chief-minister-bhagwant-manns-1st-decision-2831372 |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=NDTV.com |agency=Press Trust of India |date=19 March 2022 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319125442/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/25-000-government-jobs-for-punjab-new-chief-minister-bhagwant-manns-1st-decision-2831372 |url-status=live }}</ref> Eight ministers including Bhullar who took oath were greenhorn (first term) MLAs.<ref name="CabinetOath 19 March 2022">{{cite news |title=In Mann's first list of Cabinet ministers, 8 greenhorn MLAs |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-finalises-names-of-10-ministers-in-punjab-giant-killers-ignored-7826232/ |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319064250/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-finalises-names-of-10-ministers-in-punjab-giant-killers-ignored-7826232/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As a cabinet minister in the [[Mann ministry]], Bhullar was given the charge of two departments of the [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]]:<ref name="Tribune News 21 March 2022">{{cite news |title=Punjab portfolios announced; CM Mann keeps Home and Vigilance, Cheema gets Finance, Singla Health, Harbhajan Power |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-portfolios-announced-cheema-gets-finance-and-revenue-harbhajan-eto-power-dr-baljit-women-welfare-and-child-development-379489 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=21 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
# Department of Transport
# Department of Hospitality

==Controversy over casteist remark==
During an election rally in [[Patti, Punjab|Patti]] ([[Tarn Taran district]]) in April 2024, while campaigning for the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat, Laljit Singh Bhullar reportedly made derogatory remarks targeting the Ramgarhia and Suniyar communities, using a term, '''Ghuli gharh''', perceived as deeply offensive. He also took a swipe at former Congress MLA Harminder Singh Gill, making caste-related insinuations.<ref>{{cite news |title='Unsavoury remarks' may land AAP Khadoor Sahib candidate Laljit Singh Bhullar in trouble |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/unsavoury-remarks-may-land-aap-nominee-bhullar-in-trouble-614676/ |access-date=7 September 2025 |work=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bhullar's caste slur: Pb CEO reports to ECI |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/bhullars-caste-slur-pb-ceo-reports-to-eci/articleshow/109636950.cms |access-date=7 September 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=27 April 2024}}</ref>

Despite the apology, [[Ramgarhia|Ramgarhia community]] organizations remained unsatisfied. The All [[Vishwakarma]] [[Ramgarhia/Dhiman]] Foundation demanded Bhullar's removal from the cabinet and called for a boycott of AAP candidates across Punjab.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amritsar: Ramgarhia outfit calls for boycott of AAP candidates |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/ramgarhia-outfit-calls-for-boycott-of-aap-candidates-621261 |access-date=7 September 2025 |work=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

==Transport minister==
In June 2022, CM [[Bhagwant Mann]] announced [[Volvo bus]] service between [[IGI Airport]] and different Punjab cities of the state. The tariff charged by the PRTC and PEPSU buses for the Airport was announced at half the rates being charged by the private bus operators. Mann said that this service would break the monopoly of a few families in bus business with political links.<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab govt bus service to Delhi International Airport soon |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/chandigarh/punjab-govt-bus-service-delhi-international-airport-soon-1503065199.html |access-date=10 June 2022 |work=The Statesman |date=27 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann aims to break monopoly of private bus operators; announces to ply buses to Delhi airport from June 15 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-to-make-big-announcement-at-2pm-today-402720 |access-date=10 June 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>

==Electoral performance ==
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