Babu Brish Bhan was a freedom fighter and the last Chief Minister and one and only deputy chief minister of
PEPSU.
He completed his law from Law College
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
in 1932. In 1951 and then in 1954 he became the deputy chief minister under the chief ministership of Raghbir Singh. After the death of Raghbir Singh he became the Chief Minister in 1955.
After the merger of
PEPSU with
Punjab State
Punjab (; ) is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and ...
on 1 November 1956 following the
States Reorganisation Act, he became the member of
Punjab Legislative Assembly
The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab (India), Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 ...
in 1962 from
Sunam Assembly Constituency and then in 1967 from
Lehra Assembly Constituency
Lehra Assembly constituency is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Sangrur district, Punjab state, India.
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal ( INC), who was the first and only female Chief minister of Punjab. She won five consecutive times from ...
.
He died on 29 April 1988 and the Babu Brish Bhan DAV School at
Moonak in
Sangrur district is named after him.
Former CM Brish Bhan remembered on his death anniversary
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References
Punjab, India politicians
1908 births
1988 deaths
People from Punjab, India
Deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India
Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India
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