Former hockey player Pargat Singh named Punjab Congress chief
The Congress has appointed former hockey player and politician Pargat Singh as its Punjab unit chief, months before the 2027 Assembly election, according to the supplied report. The change follows the resignation of Raja Warring and a recent switch in the party’s central state in-charge.
The Congress has named former hockey player Pargat Singh as president of its Punjab unit, months ahead of the state’s 2027 Assembly election, according to the supplied material. The leadership change follows the resignation of Raja Warring, who served as Punjab Congress president from April 2022. Warring, the Member of Parliament for Ludhiana, stepped down on September 30.
The change came after a period of open rivalry between camps associated with Warring and former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi. The source described the internal contest as a factor in the party’s recent organisational changes. The Congress also replaced its central in-charge for Punjab last month, appointing Sachin Pilot in place of Bhupesh Baghel.
Baghel was viewed as partisan in the dispute between the two camps, according to the supplied material. Pargat Singh is a former international hockey player and politician. The source did not provide details of his immediate priorities, his response to the appointment or the formal process through which he was selected.
The appointment gives the Punjab Congress a new state-level leader before the next Assembly contest. The supplied material did not include reactions from Warring, Channi, Pilot or other party leaders.
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