Congress has appointed Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC). In Uttar Pradesh, Aradhana Mishra has also been appointed state president. Elections are due in both states in 2027. Earlier on Friday, MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring had submitted his resignation from the post of state president to Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. He resigned after meeting Rahul at his residence, 10 Janpath, in Delhi. Raja Warring had made serious allegations against Punjab in-charge Sachin Pilot. Warring had said, Sachin Pilot wants to remove me. I have met Sachin Pilot only once. I wished him on his birthday in Delhi. Read a copy of the order Who is Pargat Singh? Pargat Singh was born on 5 March 1965 in Mithapur, Jalandhar. He is a former captain of the Indian hockey team. He captained the Indian team at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1989 and the Padma Shri in 1998. After hockey, he served as an SP in the Punjab Police before entering politics. He was first elected as an MLA from Jalandhar Cantonment on a Shiromani Akali Dal ticket in 2012. He joined the Congress in 2017 and continued to win elections. He became a Cabinet minister in the Charanjit Singh Channi government in September 2021. The Congress has now appointed him as the new president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Warring’s 3 key points after meeting Rahul Warring referred to himself as the former president on his social media handle (X) yesterday. However, the Congress high command has not yet confirmed his resignation. Meanwhile, former Sangrur MP Vijay Inder Singla is the frontrunner in the race for the new president. Partap Singh Bajwa is also in the running. The names of MLAs Pargat Singh and Sukh Sarkaria, as well as MP Gurjit Aujla, have also been discussed. The new president may also be announced after Warring meets Rahul Gandhi. 4 points on how the decision was made to replace Raja Warring Post navigation MP Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav Visits Residence of Late BJYM Leader & Advocate Divyarishi Tiwari, Pays Tribute and Consoles Bereaved Family Lawyers’ Association for Constitution forms 5-judge panel:Commission to examine ECI’s SIR process and impact
