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Punjab ex-minister Bhagat Chunni Lal, the BJP face in Jalandhar, dies at 94

Between 2012 and 2017, he handled portfolios including Local Bodies, Medical Education and Research, Labour, and Forest and Wildlife. He also served as leader of the BJP legislature party in the Assembly.

Punjab ex-minister Bhagat Chunni Lal, the BJP face in Jalandhar, dies at 94
3 min readJalandharSep 11, 2026 01:08 AM IST
Punjab ex-minister Bhagat Chunni Lal dies, Bhagat Chunni Lal dies, Bhagat Chunni Lal death, Bhagat Chunni Lal passes, Indian express news, current affairsBorn on December 1, 1932, in Sialkot, now in Pakistan, Chunni Lal moved to Jalandhar with his family after partition.

Bhagat Chunni Lal, a former Punjab Cabinet minister and a veteran BJP face with more than three decades of electoral politics behind him, died on Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 94.

For a generation of voters in , Chunni Lal remained a familiar political presence: a leader whose electoral career survived changes in constituencies, governments and political equations. A three-time MLA and a former deputy Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha, even after he withdrew from electoral politics, his political relevance continued through his son, Mohinder Bhagat, an AAP leader and a Cabinet Minister.

Born on December 1, 1932, in Sialkot, now in Pakistan, Chunni Lal moved to Jalandhar with his family after partition.

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