'Best wishes to Charanjit Singh Channi': Amarinder Singh to Punjab CM-designate
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh gave his best wishes to Charanjit Singh Channi, whose name was announced for the top job following a meeting of Congress MLAs this evening.
Charanjit Singh Channi becomes new Punjab CM; appointment of two deputies likely
Chandigarh/IBNS: After three days of high drama, Congress named Charanjit Singh Channi the chief minister of Punjab as the party struggled to restore control in the northern state after a "humiliated" Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as the chief minister. The party is likely to appoint two deputy chief ministers apart from Singh's replacement.
Charanjit Singh Channi to be next Punjab Chief Minister, says Congress
Chandigarh/IBNS: Congress declared Charanjit Singh Channi as the next Punjab Chief Minister.
Amarinder Singh is a 'head of family' for us: Sukhjinder Randhava
Chandigarh/UNI: Congress leader Sukhjinder Randhava, who is likely to become the next chief minister of Punjab, on Sunday said he considers Captain Amarinder Singh like a "head of the family" for Punjab Congress.
Navjot Sidhu was not the ultimate choice of Congress leadership as Punjab CM
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting scheduled to be held for the second consecutive day on Sunday to elect a new leader of the CLP was deferred till further instructions from the party leadership.
Anguished at political events of last 5 months, Amarinder wrote to Sonia before quitting
Chandigarh/UNI: Hours before he formally submitted his resignation on Saturday to the Governor, Capt Amarinder Singh had written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, apprising her of his decision, while expressing anguish at the political events of the last about five months, which, he said, were clearly “not based on full understanding of the national imperatives of Punjab and its key concerns.”
78 Congress MLAs attend meet to ask Sonia Gandhi choose new Punjab CM
Chandigarh/UNI: A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) held on Saturday evening was attended by 78 out of 80 MLAs, who unanimously passed two resolutions - on thanking the outgoing chief minister Amarinder Singh, and the second asking party president Sonia Gandhi to chose his successor.
Amarinder Singh is a 'patriot', doors open for all who are nationalists: BJP spokesperson
New Delhi/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday said Congress has 'insulted' Amarinder Singh and called him a "patriot" as he resigned from the post of chief minister of Punjab, months ahead of state polls.
Political parties react to Amarinder Singh's resignation
Chandigarh/IBNS: Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation as the Punjab Chief Minister today elicited some strong criticism from a spectrum of political parties and leaders.
Sidhu is a 'friend of Pakistan', will oppose if he is appointed CM: Amarinder Singh
Chandigarh/UNI: Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned as the chief minister of Punjab on Saturday, accused his rival and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu of being a friend of Pakistan, and said he should not be appointed the chief minister.
Amarinder Singh: Ex-soldier, politician, military historian
Chandigarh/UNI: A politician and a military historian, Captain Amarinder Singh, who has had a political career of over half a century, has been a close friend of the Gandhi family, and was brought into Congress by Rajiv Gandhi.
Punjab : CLP authorises Sonia Gandhi to select its leader
Chandigarh/UNI: The crucial Punjab Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting on Saturday authorised Congress President Sonia Gandhi to select its leader.
New meeting of Punjab Congress MPs casts shadow over Sidhu's elevation to party's helm
Chandigarh/IBNS: A day after media reported that Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has approved Navjot Sidhu's elevation to the helm of Punjab unit of Congress, the MPs of both houses from the state have decided to meet today to oppose the promotion, said media reports.
Punjab: Amrinder Singh approves Sidhu's elevation but wants upper hand in state matters
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh has agreed to rebel Congress leader Navjot Sidhu's promotion as the head of the state party unit, ending a week-long internal crisis that almost threatened to derail Congress's 2022 Assembly poll campaign.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks Congress to aggressively counter AAP's 'negative Covid-19 campaign'
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday asked Congress ministers and MLAs of the concerned constituencies to liaise with the villagers on the ground to combat the negative campaign on testing and organ harvesting, which was actively being propagated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).