I'm a Team Player, Will Work as 'Full Back': New Punjab Congress Chief Pargat Singh
The move ends Warring’s nearly 4.5-year tenure as the party tries to calm factional tensions before the 2027 Assembly elections.
- On Friday, the Congress appointed Pargat Singh, a Jalandhar Cantonment MLA and former Indian hockey captain, as the new president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, replacing Amarinder Singh Raja Warring effective immediately.
- Warring resigned Friday amid persistent factional infighting within the state unit and alleged that AICC General Secretary Sachin Pilot orchestrated his removal, though he admitted lacking concrete proof.
- A former Indian hockey captain who competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, Singh was selected by party sources for his clean, non-controversial image to bridge rival camps before the 2027 elections.
- After formally submitting his resignation to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Warring expressed satisfaction with his 4.5-year tenure and pledged to continue serving the party wherever the leadership required him.
- The Congress must stabilize its state unit before the 2027 Assembly elections, where the party faces the challenge of rebuilding grassroots organization to effectively challenge the ruling Aam Aadmi Party.
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