Rajinder Kaur Bhattal

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal is an Indian Congress politician. Born in Lahore, the daughter of Sardar Hira Singh Bhattal, she was the first female Chief Minister of the Indian state of Punjab.

Political career

In 1994, Bhattal was a state education minister in Chandigarh.Bhattal became the first female Chief Minister of Punjab when she took office after the resignation of Harcharan Singh Brar,

After the Congress party lost the February 1997 Assembly elections in Punjab, bringing an end to her term as Chief Minister, Bhattal took over as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee from Singh Randhawa in May, was followed by...
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