Summary:
Akali patron Parkash Singh Badal, who remained the chief minister five times, had won his first parliamentary poll from Faridkot in 1977. In fact, Akalis have won the seat seven times in the last 12 elections held till 2014. Both the Badals and the family of former chief minister Harcharan Singh Brar had a stake in Faridkot parliamentary seat, which was converted and reserved for Scheduled Castes before the 2009 parliamentary elections. He lost the seat to Jagmeet Brar of Congress in 1999 elections. The same year, Bathinda was converted into a general seat from SC reserve..