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Raja Warring Out: Delhi Durbar to Decide New Punjab Congress Chief
- •The long-running tussle in Punjab Congress has reached a decisive stage.
- •The Congress high command has reportedly asked Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring to step down.
- •The central leadership aims to activate the organization fully before the 2027 assembly elections.
- •Prominent contenders for the state president post include Pargat Singh, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, and Gurjeet Singh Aujla.
- •The party seeks a president who can unite all factions and challenge the Aam Aadmi Party and BJP.
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The Congress high command asked Amarinder Singh Raja Warring to step down to fully activate the organization and unite all internal factions ahead of the 2027 assembly elections. Amid long-running leadership tussles and pressure from anti-Warring factions, the central leadership decided to hand over leadership to a new face capable of challenging opposing parties.
Prominent contenders for the state president post include former Olympian and Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh, former cabinet minister and Raja Sansi MLA Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, and two-time Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla. Additionally, former minister Vijay Inder Singla and senior leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa are being considered as Hindu faces for the role.
According to reports, informal advice was sought from former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh regarding the leadership transition, though Captain himself denied giving any political advice.
