He was first inducted as deputy chief minister in the Badal government Jan 21 in Amritsar. He remained in the post for just over five months.

He resigned July 1 after failing to fulfil the constitutional requirement of getting elected within six months of being sworn in.

He got elected to the Punjab assembly last Thursday (Aug 6) after winning from the Jalalabad constituency in a by-election with a record margin of over 80,000 votes.

The swearing-in of Badal junior was simple this time with limited number of invitees compared to earlier at Amritsar, for which the state government had spent millions of rupees.

Ministers of the Badal government, including those from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- the alliance partner of the Akali Dal -- Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and other prominent people were present on the occasion.

This is Sukhbir Badal's maiden entry to the Punjab assembly, while he has been a Lok Sabha MP thrice. He was also union minister of state for industries in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.