Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has offered to resign as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday.
The party is expected to announce a new Punjab Congress president soon. Alongside Singla, Jalandhar Cantonment MLA Pargat Singh and Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa are also among those in contention for the post. The Congress high command had decided in July to retain Warring as state president, while former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi was entrusted with leading the campaign committee. The arrangement, however, did not resolve the differences within the state unit. He was appointed head of the Congress election management committee and has now emerged as one of the leading contenders for the state president’s post. His tenure as state president coincided with a period of continued internal disagreements in the party. The immediate focus, however, remains on the appointment of a new state Congress president following Warring’s resignation, moths before state elections. The party is expected to announce his successor shortly, with former cabinet minister Vijay Inder Singla emerging as the frontrunner. Jalandhar Cantonment MLA and former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh , along with Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, are also in contention for the top post.
The leadership changes at the state level come after the Congress appointed Sachin Pilot as its Punjab in-charge on September 5, replacing former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel. The Congress is now preparing for the Punjab Assembly elections due in early 2027, with the AAP government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in power in Punjab. Earlier reporting noted: Raja Warring set to quit as Punjab Congress chief 5 months before polls; Vijay Inder Singla frontrunner for post Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring is set to be replaced following weeks of infighting in the state unit, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday night. Earlier reporting noted: Warring, who became the Ludhiana MP in 2024, had taken charge of the state Congress unit in April 2022, just after a divided Congress faced a massive drubbing from the Aam Aadmi Party.
The central leadership conveyed its decision to Warring, following which he offered his resignation and former minister and MP Vijay Inder Singla has emerged as a frontrunner as his successor, according to several media reports.
Earlier reporting noted: The Congress high command has informed Warring of its decision to replace him following which he has offered to resign, they added.
