--- title: "Who became the first Chief Minister of Punjab?" description: "Who became the first Chief Minister of Punjab?" author: "Gurmeet Kaur" published: 2018-06-17 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45272/who-became-the-first-chief-minister-of-punjab category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["politics and government"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Who became the first Chief Minister of Punjab? Who became the first Chief [Minister of Punjab](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83185/the-journey-of-bhagwant-mann-from-comedian-to-chief-minister-of-punjab)?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Who became the first Chief Minister of Punjab?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a28f314f-3a6d-4f03-9d8e-f1dbdade7217/images/da8a1609-420b-435a-bf70-565f07071ad9.jpeg) (Gopi Chand Bhargava, first chief minister of Punjab) **Gopi Chand Bhargava (1889 - 1966)** was the **first Chief Minister of Punjab**. He became the Chief Minister of Punjab **thrice**. ![Who became the first Chief Minister of Punjab?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a28f314f-3a6d-4f03-9d8e-f1dbdade7217/images/28e07272-20f6-4d1e-9675-bf3d87e414b7.jpeg) Gopi Chand Bhargava was born on **8th March 1889** in **Sarsa District, Punjab, India**. He belonged to the **Indian National Congress (INC)** party. After India gained independence, Gopi Chand Bhargava became the **first [Chief Minister](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83514/up-chief-minister-yogi-adityanath-expresses-his-concern-over-population) of Punjab** on **15th August 1947**. He was in office from **15th August to 13th April 1949**. After **1 year and 241 days** in office, Gopi Chand Bhargava was succeeded by **Bhim Sen Sachar** who became the **second Chief Minister of Punjab** from **13th April 1949 to 18th October 1949**. After **188** days in office, Mr Sachar was succeeded by **Gopi Chand Bhargava**. Mr Bhargava took oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab for the second time on **18th October 1949** and was in office till **20th June 1951**. After **1 year and 245 days** in office, **President’s rule** was imposed in the state. Gopi Chand Bhargava again became the Chief Minister of Punjab for the **third** time. On the third occasion, he was in office for **15** days only. He held the office from **21st June 1964 to 6th July 1964**. Gopi Chand Bhargava passed away at the age of **77** on **26th December 1966**. ![Who became the first Chief Minister of Punjab?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a28f314f-3a6d-4f03-9d8e-f1dbdade7217/images/f8c5019c-8dcf-4ffb-a8cc-dd6df916d005.png) (Map of India showing the location of Punjab in red colour) **Punjab** an **Indian state** lies to the **northern** part of the **country**. The Indian state of Punjab shares its **borders** with the states of **Jammu and Kashmir** to the **north, Himachal Pradesh** to the **east, Haryana** to the **southeast, Rajasthan** to the **southwest** and the **Pakistan province of Punjab** to the **west**. Punjab covers an **area** of **50,362 sq km (19445 sq mi)**. The **capital of Punjab** is **Chandigarh** which is a **Union Territory** and also the **capital of Haryana**. There are **22 districts** in Punjab with **Ludhiana** being the **largest** city. **Captain Amarinder Singh** from **Indian National Congress (INC)** is the **Chief Minister** of the state. **Punjab** is a **unicameral legislature** with **117** **seats** and **13 Parliamentary constituencies**. **V P Singh Badnore** is the **Governor of the state**. The total population of the state as per the **2011 census** is **27,704,236**. **Punjabi** is being spoken by the inhabitants of the state. ![Who became the first Chief Minister of Punjab?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a28f314f-3a6d-4f03-9d8e-f1dbdade7217/images/3c03437d-d0d7-4ad2-a6f8-b926f14bbf76.jpeg) (Map of Punjab) \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45272/who-became-the-first-chief-minister-of-punjab Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.