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  Charanjit Singh Channi takes oath as Punjab CM

  News | September 20, 2021 12:00 IST

  Charanjit Singh Channi, a three-time MLA from Rupnagar's Chamkaur Sahib, on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab. Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh.

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  VIDEO: Sunil Jakhar calls Harish Rawat's statement on Sidhu 'baffling'

  News | September 20, 2021 10:41 IST

  Former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Sunil Jakhar on Monday described Harish Rawat's statement that the upcoming state Assembly elections will be fought under the leadership of Navjot Singh Sidhu as "baffling". "On the swearing-in day of Sh @Charnjit_channi as Chief Minister, Mr Rawats’s statement that “elections will be fought under Sidhu”, is baffling. It’s likely to undermine CM’s authority but also negate the very ‘raison d’être’ of his selection for this position," he tweeted.

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  Rahul Gandhi likely to attend oath-taking ceremony of new Punjab CM

  News | September 20, 2021 10:20 IST

  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.

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  Will waive water & electricity bills of farmers, says Punjab CM Channi in first presser

  India | September 20, 2021 16:30 IST

  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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  With Dalit CM in Punjab, Congress aims at UP and Uttarakhand

  India | September 19, 2021 22:15 IST

  After a Dalit CM in Punjab, the Congress is eyeing gains in Uttarakhand but it is unlikely that the party will get much traction in UP as Mayawati is a formidable force in the state and non-Jatav Dalits have mostly aligned with the BJP.

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  Rahul Gandhi congratulates Charanjit Channi on being chosen as Punjab CM

  India | September 19, 2021 20:35 IST

  Channi, who was elected the Congress Legislature Party leader on Sunday and will take oath as chief minister on Monday, succeeds Amarinder Singh who resigned on Saturday alleging humiliation by the party.  

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  Captain Amarinder Singh congratulates his successor Charanjit Singh Channi

  India | September 19, 2021 19:09 IST

  Senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned from his post as the Chief Minister of Punjab after months of political tussle, saying he stepped down as he felt 'humiliated'.

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  'Never hankered after posts': Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Punjab politics

  India | September 19, 2021 14:58 IST

  When the mediapersons here asked that can it be assumed that they are talking to the future chief minister, Randhawa quipped, " You are talking to a Congressman".

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  Hope Amarinder continues to keep interests of party ahead: Ashok Gehlot on Punjab political crisis

  India | September 19, 2021 13:06 IST

  Taking to Twitter, Gehlot shared his thoughts on the ongoing Congress crisis, and addressed the former Punjab CM

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  BJP keeping close watch on developments in Punjab, concerned about security situation

  India | September 18, 2021 22:53 IST

  The top leadership in the party has been keeping an eye on the situation in the state. Punjab, which has 117 assembly seats, is slated to go to the polls early next year.

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  Amarinder Singh resigns: Congress MLAs authorise Sonia Gandhi to pick new Punjab CM

  India | September 18, 2021 22:54 IST

  Amarinder Singh said he won’t accept state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu as the next CM or the party face in the Assembly polls.

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  AAP slams Congress, says 'governance in Punjab biggest casualty in its 'Game of Thrones'

  India | September 18, 2021 20:14 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) co-incharge for Assembly Elections 2022 Raghav Chadha called Congress the "sinking Titanic" and said that the governance of Punjab has come to a grinding halt.

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  Amarinder's resignation as Punjab CM: Anil Vij compares Punjab Congress to sinking ship

  India | September 18, 2021 19:01 IST

  Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as Chief Minister of Punjab, citing continued humiliation by the Congress leadership over the past two months.

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  'Humiliated' Captain Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab CM, along with his council of ministers

  India | September 18, 2021 18:41 IST

  Making it clear that he would explore and exercise his future options when the time comes, Captain Amarinder said he would decide his future political course of action in consultation with his supporters who have stood by him for over five decades.

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  Muqabla | Who will be the next Captain of Congress in Punjab

  News | September 18, 2021 19:11 IST

  Amid fresh rumblings in the Punjab unit of Congress, Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as Chief Minister saying he was humialted. Addressing a presser after tendering his resignation to Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit, he said the party can appoint whoseover it wants as Punjab's next chief minister.

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  Amarinder Singh: The man who put Congress back on saddle in Punjab

  India | September 18, 2021 18:04 IST

  The 79-year-old widely respected and popular leader steered the Congress in 2017 to a landslide victory in the 117-member assembly to occupy the chief minister's post for the second time.

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  Sunil Jakhar frontrunner to replace Amarinder Singh as Punjab CM

  India | September 18, 2021 17:13 IST

  Earlier in the day, Amarinder Singh spoke to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and expressed his anguish and displeasure over his repeated "humiliation".

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  Punjab Congress Crisis : Congress high command asks MLAs to skip meeting called by Amarinder Singh

  News | September 18, 2021 14:40 IST

  Congress high command asks MLAs to skip meeting called by Amarinder Singh at 2 pm. They have been asked to put forth their suggestions in the meeting scheduled for 5 pm, say sources

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  Rahul has taken a bold decision, says Sunil Jakhar amid speculations of leadership change in Punjab

  News | September 18, 2021 14:20 IST

  Amid fresh rumblings in the Punjab unit of Congress, the party has convened an urgent meeting of its legislators in the state in Chandigarh today at 5 pm. Sunil Jakhar spoke on the same, saying that Rahul Gandhi has taken a bold decision.

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  Abki Baar Kiski Sarkar | Will Punjab witness a leadership change like Gujarat?

  Elections | September 18, 2021 13:10 IST

  Amid the ongoing tussle between Amarinder Singh and Sidhu, Punjab Congress legislators are set to meet today. Will Punjab witness a leadership change like Gujarat?