Prakash Singh Badal has become Chief Minister five times in Punjab and this was the reason that Parkash Singh Badal was always known as the pinnacle of Punjab politics. Parkash Singh Badal was not one to give up easily in the field of life or politics. Last year itself, the Shiromani Akali Dal had fielded him for the assembly elections from the Long seat in Punjab’s Muktsar district. Parkash Singh Badal may have lost in this election, but being the oldest person to contest elections in the country, his name got registered in the record books. (with language input)