Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (or Punjab PCC), formerly known as the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee in colonial India, is the affiliate of the Indian National Congress in the state of Punjab. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. On 9 April 2022, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring was appointed by the national leadership of Congress as the chief of Congress in Punjab.[1] He is a 25th president to hold the post. Present general secretary in-charge of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee is Harish Chaudhary who was appointed on 22 October 2021

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
PPCC
PresidentAmrinder Singh Raja Warring
ChairpersonPartap Singh Bajwa
General Secretary
  • Capt. Sandeep Singh Sandhu
  • Yoginder Pal Dhingra
HeadquartersSector-15A, Chandigarh-160015
Youth wingPunjab Youth Congress
Women's wingPunjab Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
7 / 13
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 7
Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly
18 / 117
Election symbol
Website
www.ppcc.in

Structure and composition

S.No.NameDesignationIncharge
01Amrinder Singh Raja Warring

President

Punjab Pradesh Congress
02Bharat Bhushan Ashu Working President
Punjab Pradesh Congress
03Pawan GoelWorking President
Punjab Pradesh Congress
04Kuljit Singh NagraWorking President
Punjab Pradesh Congress
05Aruna ChaudharyVice President
Punjab Pradesh Congress
06Inderbir Singh BolriaVice President
Punjab Pradesh Congress
07Kushaldeep Singh Kiki DhillonVice President
Punjab Pradesh Congress
08Pargat SinghVice President
Punjab Pradesh Congress
09Sunder Sham AroraVice President
Punjab Pradesh Congress
10Sandeep Singh SandhuGeneral Secretary
Punjab Pradesh Congress

List of chief ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress

No. Chief ministers Portrait Term in office Assembly Constituency
Start End Tenure
1 Gopi Chand Bhargava 15 August 1947 13 April 1949 3 years, 136 days Interim Assembly
18 October 1949 20 June 1951
21 June 1964 6 July 1964 3rd Assembly MLC
2 Bhim Sen Sachar 13 April 1949 18 October 1949 4 years, 104 days Interim Assembly
17 April 1952 22 July 1953 1st Assembly Ludhiana South Assembly Constituency
22 July 1953 23 January 1956
3 Partap Singh Kairon 23 January 1956 9 April 1957 8 years, 150 days Sujanpur
9 April 1957 11 March 1962 2nd Assembly
11 March 1962 21 June 1964 3rd Assembly
4 Ram Kishan 7 July 1964 5 July 1966 1 year, 363 days Jalandhar (North East)
5 Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir 1 November 1966 8 March 1967 127 days MLC
6 Giani Zail Singh 17 March 1972 30 April 1977 5 years, 44 days 6th Assembly Anandpur Sahib
7 Darbara Singh 6 June 1980 6 October 1983 3 years, 122 days 8th Assembly Nakodar
8 Beant Singh 25 February 1992 31 August 1995 3 years, 187 days 10th Assembly Jalandhar Cantonment
9 Harcharan Singh Brar 31 August 1995 21 November 1996 1 year, 82 days 9th Assembly Muktsar
10 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 21 November 1996 11 February 1997 82 days Lehra
11 Amarinder Singh 26 February 2002 1 March 2007 5 years, 3 days 12th Assembly Patiala Urban
16 March 2017 18 September 2021 6 years, 225 days 15th Punjab Assembly
12 Charanjit Singh Channi 20 September 2021 16 March 2022 2 years, 37 days Chamkaur Sahib

List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress

No. Deputy chief ministers Portrait Term in office Assembly Constituency Chief Minister
Start End Tenure
1 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 6 January 2004 1 March 2007 3 years, 54 days 12th Assembly Lehra Amarinder Singh
2 Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa 20 September 2021 16 March 2022 177 days 15th Assembly Dera Baba Nanak Charanjit Singh Channi
3 Om Parkash Soni Amritsar Central

List of former presidents

Year President
Saifuddin Kitchlew
1959-1964 Darbara Singh
1964-1966 B. D. Sharma
1997-1999 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
1999-2002 Captain Amarinder Singh
2002-2005 Harvendra Singh Hanspal
2010-2013 Captain Amarinder Singh
2013-2015 Pratap Singh Bajwa
2015-2017 Captain Amarinder Singh
2017-2021 Sunil Kumar Jakhar
2021-2022 Navjot Singh Sidhu
2022–present Amrinder Singh Raja Warring

Performance in elections

Pre-Independence

Punjab Legislative Council

Year Others Total
UoP INC IND
1920 - - 71 - 71
1923 33 0 17 21
1926 31 2 12 26
1930 37 0 14 20

Punjab Legislative Assembly

Year Others Total
UoP INC SAD AIML IND
1937 98 18 11 2 16 30 175
1946 19 51 21 73 11 0

Post-Independence

Years Others Total
INC SAD AAP BJP IND
1952 96 13 ~ ~ 9 8 126
1957 120 ^ 13 21 154
1962 90 19 18 27
1967 48 ^ 9 47 104
1969 38 43 4 17
1972 66 24 3 11
1977 17 58 2 40 117
1980 63 37 1 2 14
1985 32 73 6 4 2
1992 87 3 6 4 20
1997 14 75 18 6 4
2002 62 41 3 9 2
2007 44 49 19 5 0
2012 46 56 12 3 0
2017 77 15 20 3 0 2
2022 18 3 92 2 0 1
  • ^ - Party didn't contest election
  • ~ - Party didn't exist
  • - Green color box indicates the party/parties who formed the government
  • - Red color box indicates the official opposition party

See also

References

  1. "Punjab Congress appointments: High command tries to maintain region, experience and caste balance". Tribuneindia News Service. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.


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