The New Indian Express ·
Former Punjab CM, SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal’s cousin Bhupinder Dhillon joins BJP ahead of polls
CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal's cousin, Major Bhupinder Singh Dhillon (retd), joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, in a move that could have political significance in the Badal family's traditional stronghold of Lambi.
The 78-year-old Dhillon, popularly known as Major Bhupn, joined the BJP in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon.
A senior member of the Badal family, Dhillon served as Political Secretary to Parkash Singh Badal for 25 years and was a state minister in the SAD-BJP government from 1997 to 2002.
