Dalit face Charanjeet Singh Channi to be next Punjab Chief Minister

New Delhi: Charanjit Singh Channi, was on Sunday named as the new Chief Minister of Punjab.

Channi, a member of Dalit community, comes hours after high drama unfolding in Punjab Congress after Captain Amarinder Singh’s exit.

The news Channi’s appointment was broken by Congress in-charge of Punjab, Harish Rawat.

“It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Sh. Charanjit Singh Channi has been unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab,” tweeted Congress in charge of Punjab Harish Rawat.

It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Sh. #CharanjitSinghChanni has been unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab.@INCIndia @RahulGandhi @INCPunjab pic.twitter.com/iboTOvavPd

— Harish Rawat (@harishrawatcmuk) September 19, 2021

Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat will visit Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh to meet Governor at 6:30 pm, as per the PRO, Punjab Raj Bhawan (Governor’s House, Punjab).

Channi will succeed Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned as the chief minister of Punjab on Saturday following months of infighting between him and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. These development came months before the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.

Earlier, reports claimed that All India Congress Committee (AICC) proposed name of Sukhjinder Randhawa for Punjab CM post. Randhawa was the minister of Jail and Department Of Cooperation in Amarinder Singh’s government.

Prior to Randhawa, sources said, Congress MP and senior leader Ambika Soni was offered the post of Punjab Chief Minister by the party high command, who refused to accept the offer.