In September, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi made Patwalia the first person to be offered the position. He is the son of Justice Kuldip Singh, a retired Supreme Court judge, and the sibling of Justice Paramjit Singh Patwalia, a retired judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was appointed senior lawyer more than seven years ago, and he is the state of Punjab's youngest Advocate-General in recent memory.
After weeks of high drama, Navjot Singh Sidhu's pick DS Patwalia has been chosen as Punjab's key government counsel, marking a huge victory for him amid his uprising against the Congress.
Earlier in the month, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi reached an agreement with Mr Sidhu by recognizing APS Deol's retirement as Punjab Advocate-General.
