People's Party of Punjab
People's Party of Punjab | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Manpreet Singh Badal |
| Founded | 27 March 2011 |
| Dissolved | 14 January 2016 |
| Merged into | Indian National Congress |
| Headquarters | Malout Road, Gidderbaha (Mukatsar), Punjab, India |
| Ideology | Sikh politics Secularism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Saffron |
| ECI Status | Registered Party |
| Election symbol | |
The People's Party of Punjab (PPP) was a Punjab-based Indian political party, founded by Manpreet Singh Badal in March 2011. After disagreements with the Chief Minister and his uncle Parkash Singh Badal, Manpreet resigned from the position of Finance Minister of Punjab, and later, from membership of the state assembly. In 2016, Manpreet announced the merger of the party with the Indian National Congress after meeting with party vice-president Rahul Gandhi.