Claim: Ujjal Dosanjh, a Canadian lawyer preceded by Herv Dhaliwal, won the leadership vote becoming Canada's first Indo-Canadian provincial leader.
Evidence: Ujjal Dev Dosanjh, (Punjabi: ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ) (/ˈuːdʒəl doʊˈsɑːndʒ/) PC QC, (born September 9, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. Herb Dhaliwal When the leader of his party resigned in 1999, Dosanjh put himself forward as a candidate and won the leadership vote. With the win he became Canada's first Indo-Canadian provincial leader.