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| 2 | List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India) - Chief Minister of Punjab (1947-1966) (Punjab, Haryana and Himachal) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | № | Name (birth–death); constituency | Portrait | Party (coalition with) | Party (coalition with) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Elections (Vidhan Sabha) | Appointed by(Governor) |
| 4 | 1 | Gopi Chand Bhargava (1889–1966) MLA for University | - | - | Indian National Congress | 15 August 1947 | 13 April 1949 | 1 year, 241 days | (Interim Assembly) | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
| 5 | 2 | Bhim Sen Sachar (1894–1978) MLA for Lahore City | - | - | Indian National Congress | 13 April 1949 | 18 October 1949 | 188 days | (Interim Assembly) | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
| 6 | (1) | Gopi Chand Bhargava (1889–1966) MLA for University | 18 October 1949 | - | Indian National Congress | 20 June 1951 | 1 year, 245 days | - | (Interim Assembly) | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
| 7 | (i) | Vacant (President's rule) | Vacant (President's rule) | None | None | 20 June 1951 | 17 April 1952 | 302 days | — | Rajendra Prasad |
| 8 | (2) | Bhim Sen Sachar (1894–1978) MLA for Ludhiana City South | - | - | Indian National Congress | 17 April 1952 | 23 January 1956 | 3 years, 281 days | 1952 (1st) | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
| 9 | 3 | Partap Singh Kairon (1901–1965) MLA for Sujanpur | - | - | Indian National Congress | 23 January 1956 | 9 April 1957 | 8 years, 150 days | 1952 (1st) | Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh |
| 10 | 3 | Partap Singh Kairon (1901–1965) MLA for Sujanpur | - | - | Indian National Congress | 9 April 1957 | 11 March 1962 | 8 years, 150 days | 1957 (2nd) | Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh |
| 11 | 3 | Partap Singh Kairon (1901–1965) MLA for Sujanpur | - | - | Indian National Congress | 11 March 1962 | 21 June 1964 | 8 years, 150 days | 1962 (3rd) | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil |
| 12 | (1) | Gopi Chand Bhargava (1889–1966) MLC in Vidhan Parishad | 21 June 1964 | - | Indian National Congress | 6 July 1964 | 15 days | Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim | 1962 (3rd) | - |
| 13 | 4 | Ram Kishan MLA for Jullundur City North East | 7 July 1964 | - | Indian National Congress | 5 July 1966 | 1 year, 363 days | Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim | 1962 (3rd) | - |
| 14 | (ii) | Vacant (President's rule) | Vacant (President's rule) | None | None | 5 July 1966 | 1 November 1966 | 119 days | — | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |

Question: Who replaced Congressman Bhim Sen Sachar as Chief Minister ?
Answer: Gopi Chand Bhargava was succeeded by fellow Congressman Bhim Sen Sachar, who then was replaced after 188 days by former Chief Minister Gopi Chand Bhargava.