Ever since Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring won the parliamentary election from Ludhiana in the Lok Sabha elections, claims are being made to the high command for the new chief in the party. Apart from Leader of Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Pargat Singh, Vijay Inder Singla, many young leaders are also involved in this race.
As soon as the new in-charge Bhupesh Baghel stepped into Punjab Congress, factionalism has started for the post of chief. The veteran leaders of the state unit have started presenting their strong claim in front of the party high command in Delhi.
Some are in touch with senior party leader Rahul Gandhi, while some are busy staking their bets through Mallikarjun Kharge. Even the veteran leaders of the state unit involved in the race for the post of chief have started influencing the new in-charge Bhupesh Baghel, so that the party can get a new face as the chief in the state.
However, Baghel has strictly instructed the leaders to maintain discipline in the party. He is emphasizing on discipline and taking forward the organizational style on the instructions of the party high command.
Voices have started rising in the state unit for the new head of Punjab Congress. The biggest challenge before the new in-charge Bhupesh Baghel will now be to prepare the party for the 2027 assembly elections by announcing the new head by creating coordination among the senior leaders of the state unit. The factionalism of the state unit is not hidden from the high command either. Many senior leaders of the party have opened a front against each other, in such a situation, the party high command has sent its veteran leader Bhupesh Baghel to take the pulse of the state unit leaders and take everyone forward.
Meeting of leaders in the race for the post of chief with Baghel
The leaders in the race for the post of Punjab Congress President have started increasing coordination with the new in-charge Bhupesh Baghel. In this episode, on February 18, Leader of Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa along with the current state president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring met the new in-charge in Delhi.
In this meeting of about one and a half hours, apart from the assembly elections to be held in 2027, there was an in-depth discussion about the state unit. The very next day of this meeting, Randhawa and Pargat Singh, who were in the race for the chief, also met the new in-charge in Delhi. In the coming days, many big faces can meet the new in-charge, it is being told that through this meeting the new in-charge is also being persuaded to start the process of making the new head of Punjab Congress.
Congress is a better option in Punjab, political equation is a challenge
After winning 7 out of 13 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress, which gave a tough fight to AAP in the by-elections to the Panchayat and Municipal elections, is still continuously emerging as a better option among the people of the state.
The ruling AAP has now given the command of its party in Punjab to a Hindu face. The main reason behind this is also being told to be caste equations, because the BJP, which broke away from the alliance, has increased its vote percentage. In such a situation, now it will be a big challenge for the Punjab Congress to see what caste equation it makes in the form of a new face for its state unit. Or else instead of the Hindu face, she will put forward a Dalit leader or a Jat Sikh face.
