Punjab Congress Sees Major Reshuffle Ahead of Assembly Elections

A major reshuffle has taken place in the Punjab Congress ahead of the assembly elections. The party high command has appointed Sachin Pilot as the in-charge of Punjab, replacing Bhupesh Baghel. The change assumes significance as the Punjab Congress has been grappling with infighting for the past few months. The immediate challenge before Sachin Pilot will be to overcome the ongoing factionalism in the state Congress ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The development comes just months ahead of the Punjab assembly elections, which are expected to be held early next year. In fact, the Congress in Punjab is largely grappling with its own infighting and infighting. The infighting in the Punjab Congress intensified after the party leadership on July 1 decided to retain Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the state Congress president and appoint former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi as the chairman of the party's campaign committee. The faction led by Channi opposed the decision to retain Warring as the Punjab Congress president. Channi's supporters demanded that he be removed from the post. Despite the upcoming assembly elections, no anti-Bhupesh Channi be declared the chief ministerial face of the Congress in Punjab.