Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has offered to resign as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday.
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.
The move comes ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, with the Congress expected to name Warring’s successor shortly. 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 resignation comes amid weeks of factional differences within the state unit. Warring’s resignation follows the Congress high command’s decision to replace him as the state party chief. 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. The immediate focus, however, remains on the appointment of a new state Congress president following Warring’s resignation, moths before state elections.
