For the upcoming Punjab assembly elections, Congress has fielded Charanjit Singh Channi from Chamkaur Sahib. At present, Channi is the chief minister of Punjab. Prior to being appointed the chief minister of Punjab, Channi was the Minister of Technical Education and Training in the second Amarinder Singh ministry. He had also been the leader of opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. In September 2021, Charanjit Singh Channi succeeded Captain Amarinder Singh as the chief minister of Punjab after the latter's resignation. With this, Channi became the first Dalit Sikh Chief Minister of Punjab. Several policy announcements were made by Channi soon after he took charge at the office. On September 21, Channi promised action concerning a sacrilege case and said that the electricity bills of waterworks schemes would be waived and connections would be restored. On September 23, Channi said "Class D" government jobs would be regularised - (they were previously outsourced). During this while, Channi was surrounded by criticism from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the latter commented on his attire and also told him to buy clothes. On the personal front, Channi was born in the village of Makrauna Kalan, Punjab. He read law at Panjab University completed his MBA from PTU, Jalandhar. He belongs to the Dalit Sikh community.
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In his first remarks after being sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab, the 58-year-old asked the Centre to withdraw the three contentious farm laws, adding that his party Congress stands firmly behind the agitating farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Raking up an old issue against Channi, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma said allegations were levelled against him during the #MeToo movement in 2018.
Charanjit Singh Channi was on Monday sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab, making him the first Dalit to hold the top post in the state. The state will go to the polls early next year.
The BSP president said she has come to know that assembly elections in Punjab will be fought under a non-Dalit leader and not under Channi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated newly sworn-in Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. In a tweet, Modi said that he will continue to work with the Punjab government for the betterment of the people of the state.
Sukhjinder Randhawa and Brahm Mohindra have been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Ministers of the Punjab government.
Channi, a Dalit leader, was Technical Education Minister in the outgoing Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's cabinet and will be the first Dalit to hold the chief minister's post in Punjab.
Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and OP Soni also took oath as Deputy CMs.
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