With less than a year to go for the 2027 Punjab Assembly election, the Congress finds itself grappling with another leadership tussle. Former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s supporters have openly demanded that he replace Amrinder Singh Raja Warring as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), exposing the factional fault lines within the State unit. This brings back memories of the run-up to the 2022 Assembly elections, when months of confrontation between the then CM Amarinder Singh and Navjot Sidhu led to the party’s defeat. Is history repeating itself?
Responding to the controversy, Mr. Warring said there should indeed be no “sleeper cell” or “compromised leader” within the Congress
The overhaul of the Punjab Congress has sparked an internal turmoil; Charanjit Singh Channi has held meetings intended to convey his displeasure to the party high command
Amid the growing clamour over the Punjab Congress revamp, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa’s meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah adds to the buzz, though the Congress MP says it was on law and order