Before the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, Congress has made a major reshuffle in the organization. Charanjit Singh Channi has been appointed as the Chairman of the Campaign Committee, Vijay Inder Singla as the Election Management Committee and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa as the Chairman of the Core Committee.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday announced important organizational appointments for the upcoming 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. Strengthening its election campaign structure in the state, the party has announced the names of chairpersons and co-chairpersons of several election-related committees.
New team of Congress for Punjab elections
According to a press release issued by AICC general secretary KC Venugopal, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved these appointments with immediate effect. According to the announcement, Charanjit Singh Channi has been appointed chairman of the campaign committee, while Vijay Inder Singla will be the chairman of the election management and coordination committee. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has been made the chairman of the core committee and Amar Singh will lead the manifesto committee.
The party also confirmed that Amarinder Singh Raja Wading will continue to be the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, while Pratap Singh Bajwa will continue to be the leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Punjab. The AICC also announced the appointment of three working presidents for the Punjab unit – Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Raj Kumar Verka and Sangat Singh Gilzian.
These leaders got the responsibility of co-chairman
For the campaign committee, the co-chairs include Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Rana Gurjit Singh and Dharamveer Gandhi.
O.P. as co-chairmen in the Election Management and Coordination Committee. Soni, Razia Sultana, Kuljeet Singh Nagra, Angad Singh Saini and Bharat Bhushan Ashu.
The manifesto committee will get the support of co-chairmen Gurjit Singh Aujla, Pargat Singh, Hardayal Singh Kamboj and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria.
Meanwhile, in a post on Twitter, Vijay Inder Singla expressed his gratitude to the Congress leadership for handing over him the responsibility of Chairman of the Election Management and Coordination Committee. He said he accepts this mandate to ensure “organizational cohesion and strong election management” ahead of the elections.
He wrote on Twitter, “I express my gratitude to Congress President Shri @kharge ji and Leader of Opposition Shri @RahulGandhi ji and the senior party leadership for entrusting me with the responsibility of Chairman of the Election Management and Coordination Committee in Punjab. Ensuring complete organizational cohesion, strong management and a unified operational front across the state is an important mandate as we face the upcoming challenges. I accept this assignment with dedication to strengthen the collective grassroots and electoral structure of our party.”
I express my gratitude to Congress President Shri @kharge ji and Leader of Opposition Shri @RahulGandhi ji, and senior party leadership for entrusting me with the responsibility of Chairman of the Election Management and Coordination Committee in Punjab. Organizational… https://t.co/qmVPJZJ8tP — Vijay Inder Singla (@VijayIndrSingla) July 1, 2026
BJP will contest elections alone on all 117 seats
The organizational reshuffle comes amid intensified political activity in Punjab, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already announced that it will contest all 117 assembly seats independently. Punjab BJP leaders, including state president Kewal Singh Dhillon and senior leader Manpreet Singh Badal, recently asserted that the party is preparing to contest the elections alone, aiming to form government in the state on its own and pursue a “double-engine” governance model. (ANI)
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