Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
PPCC
PresidentAmrinder Singh Raja Warring
ChairmanPartap Singh Bajwa
General Secretary
  • Capt. Sandeep Singh Sandhu
HeadquartersSector-15A, Chandigarh-160015
Youth wingPunjab Youth Congress
Women's wingPunjab Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
Political positionCentre
ECI statusA State Unit of Indian National Congress
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 7
Seats in Lok Sabha
7 / 13
Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly
15 / 117
Election symbol
Website
www.ppcc.in

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (or PPCC), 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 Bhupesh Baghel who was appointed in 2025.[2][3][4]


Office bearers of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
No. Name Designation
1 Amrinder Singh Raja Warring President
2 Bharat Bhushan Ashu[5] Working President
3 Inderbir Singh Bolria Vice President
4 Kushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon Vice President
5 Pargat Singh[6] Vice President
6 Sunder Sham Arora Vice President
7 Sandeep Singh Sandhu[7] General Secretary

List of chief ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress

Chief ministers of Punjab from the Indian National Congress
No. Chief minister Portrait Party Took office Left office Tenure Assembly Constituency Remarks
1 Gopi Chand Bhargava Indian National Congress 15 August 1947 13 April 1949 1 year, 241 days Interim Assembly — First Chief Minister of East Punjab after Indian independence.
2 Bhim Sen Sachar Indian National Congress 13 April 1949 18 October 1949 188 days Interim Assembly — Served multiple terms as Chief Minister.
3 Partap Singh Kairon Indian National Congress 23 January 1956 21 June 1964 8 years, 150 days 1st–3rd Assembly Sujanpur Known for major agricultural and industrial development programmes.
4 Ram Kishan Indian National Congress 7 July 1964 5 July 1966 1 year, 363 days 3rd Assembly Jalandhar North East Last Chief Minister of undivided Punjab before reorganisation.
5 Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir Indian National Congress 1 November 1966 8 March 1967 127 days 1st Assembly of reorganised Punjab MLC First Chief Minister of the reorganised Punjab.
6 Giani Zail Singh Indian National Congress 17 March 1972 30 April 1977 5 years, 44 days 6th Assembly Anandpur Sahib Later became the seventh President of India.
7 Darbara Singh Indian National Congress 6 June 1980 6 October 1983 3 years, 122 days 8th Assembly Nakodar Led the state during a period of political unrest.
8 Beant Singh Indian National Congress 25 February 1992 31 August 1995 3 years, 187 days 10th Assembly Jalandhar Cantonment Assassinated while serving as Chief Minister.
9 Harcharan Singh Brar Indian National Congress 31 August 1995 21 November 1996 1 year, 82 days 10th Assembly Muktsar Succeeded Beant Singh.
10 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal Indian National Congress 21 November 1996 11 February 1997 82 days 10th Assembly Lehra First woman Chief Minister of Punjab.
11 Amarinder Singh Indian National Congress 26 February 2002 1 March 2007 5 years, 3 days 12th Assembly Patiala Urban First full-term Congress Chief Minister after 1992.
12 Amarinder Singh Indian National Congress 16 March 2017 20 September 2021 4 years, 188 days 15th Assembly Patiala Urban Returned to power after ten years; resigned in 2021.
13 Charanjit Singh Channi Indian National Congress 20 September 2021 16 March 2022 177 days 15th Assembly Chamkaur Sahib First Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab.

List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress

List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab from the Indian National Congress
No. Deputy Chief Minister Portrait Term start Term end Tenure Chief Minister Assembly Constituency
1 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 6 August 1996 21 November 1996 107 days Harcharan Singh Brar 11th Punjab Assembly Lehra
2 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 6 January 2004 1 March 2007 3 years, 54 days Amarinder Singh 12th Punjab Assembly Lehra
3 Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa 20 September 2021 16 March 2022 177 days Charanjit Singh Channi 15th Punjab Assembly Dera Baba Nanak
4 Om Parkash Soni 20 September 2021 16 March 2022 177 days Charanjit Singh Channi 15th Punjab Assembly Amritsar Central

Presidents of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee

No. President Took office Left office Remarks
1 Saifuddin Kitchlew 1921 1922 Prominent nationalist leader during the Non-Cooperation Movement.
2 Lala Dunichand 1922 1923 Senior Congress leader who strengthened the provincial organisation.
3 Gopi Chand Bhargava 1946 1947 Later became the first Chief Minister of East Punjab.
4 Partap Singh Kairon 1952 1955 Later served as Chief Minister of Punjab.
5 Darbara Singh 1957 1964 Later served as Chief Minister of Punjab.
6 Giani Zail Singh 1966 1969 Later became President of India.
7 Vishwa Mittar Sekhri 1969 1972 Led the organisation before the 1972 Assembly election.
8 Raghunandan Lal Bhatia 1982 1984 Later served as Governor of Kerala and Bihar.
9 Santokh Singh Randhawa 1984 1985 Led the party during a challenging political period.
10 Rajinder Singh Sparrow 1985 1986 Former Indian Army officer.
11 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 1997 1999 Later became the first woman Chief Minister of Punjab.
12 Amarinder Singh 7 November 1999 15 November 2002 Led the Congress to victory in the 2002 Punjab Assembly election.
13 Harvinder Singh Hanspal 15 November 2002 20 July 2005 Focused on strengthening the party organisation.
14 Shamsher Singh Dullo 20 July 2005 14 February 2008 Led the party during the 2007 Assembly election.
15 Mohinder Singh Kaypee 14 February 2008 12 January 2010 Former minister and Member of Parliament.
16 Amarinder Singh 12 January 2010 3 December 2013 Returned as state president ahead of the 2012 Assembly election.
17 Pratap Singh Bajwa 3 December 2013 27 November 2015 Later became Leader of the Opposition.
18 Amarinder Singh 27 November 2015 26 January 2017 Led the Congress to victory in the 2017 Punjab Assembly election.
19 Sunil Jakhar 26 January 2017 18 July 2021 Oversaw the party organisation after the 2017 victory.
20 Navjot Singh Sidhu 23 July 2021 9 April 2022 Served during a period of internal organisational changes.
21 Amrinder Singh Raja Warring 9 April 2022 Incumbent Current president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.

Prominent members

Prominent Members of PPCC
Leader Office held/current Ref
Partap Singh Bajwa [8][9]
Amrinder Singh Raja Warring [10]
Charanjit Singh Channi [11]
Navjot Singh Sidhu [12]
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa [13]

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha Elections

Lok Sabha Elections
Year Lok Sabha Seats contested Seats won (+/-) in seats % of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
1951 1st 18
16 / 18
 New entry 42.76% New entry 21,34,586 Government
1957 2nd 22
21 / 22
 Increase 5 51.26% Increase 8.50 36,82,219 Government
1962 3rd 22
14 / 22
 Decrease 7 41.30% Decrease 9.96 28,02,692 Government
1967 4th 13
9 / 13
 Decrease 5 37.31% Decrease 3.99 15,98,546 Government
1971 5th 11
10 / 13
 Increase 1 45.96% Increase 8.65 18,73,862 Government
1977 6th 13
0 / 13
 Decrease 10 34.85% Decrease 11.11 19,55,485 Opposition
1980 7th 13
12 / 13
 Increase 12 52.45% Increase 17.60 31,33,473 Government
1985 8th 13
6 / 13
 Decrease 6 41.53% Decrease 10.92 28,79,089 Government
1989 9th 13
2 / 13
 Decrease 4 26.49% Decrease 15.04 21,03,712 Opposition
1992 10th 13
12 / 13
 Increase 10 49.27% Increase 22.78 14,86,289 Government
1996 11th 13
2 / 13
 Decrease 10 35.10% Decrease 14.17 30,98,956 Opposition
1998 12th 8
0 / 13
 Decrease 2 25.85% Decrease 9.25 23,56,281 Opposition
1999 13th 11
8 / 13
 Increase 8 38.44% Increase 12.59 33,65,176 Opposition
2004 14th 11
2 / 13
 Decrease 6 34.17% Decrease 4.27 34,95,187 Government
2009 15th 13
8 / 13
 Increase 6 45.23% Increase 11.06 53,50,377 Government
2014 16th 13
3 / 13
 Decrease 5 33.05% Decrease 12.18 45,75,879 Opposition
2019 17th 13
8 / 13
 Increase 5 40.12% Increase 7.07 55,23,066 Opposition
2024 18th 13
7 / 13
 Decrease 1 26.30% Decrease 13.82 35,43,824 Opposition

Local Elections

Punjab Municipal Corporation elections (2018–2026)
Year Municipal Corporation Composition Seats won Change Status
2018 Amritsar
61 / 85
 61 / 85 Increase Majority
Jalandhar
66 / 80
 66 / 80 Increase Majority
Ludhiana
62 / 95
 62 / 95 Increase Majority
Patiala
43 / 60
 43 / 60 Increase Majority
Bathinda
0 / 50
 0 / 50 — Opposition
2021 Abohar
49 / 50
 49 / 50 Increase Majority
Batala
36 / 50
 36 / 50 Increase Majority
Bathinda
43 / 50
 43 / 50 Increase Majority
Hoshiarpur
41 / 50
 41 / 50 Increase Majority
Kapurthala
45 / 50
 45 / 50 Increase Majority
Mohali
37 / 50
 37 / 50 Increase Majority
Moga
29 / 50
 29 / 50 Increase Majority
Pathankot
37 / 50
 37 / 50 Increase Majority
2026 Abohar
1 / 50
 1 / 50 Decrease −48 Opposition
Barnala
2 / 50
 2 / 50 — Opposition
Batala
18 / 50
 18 / 50 Decrease −23 Opposition
Bathinda
3 / 50
 3 / 50 Decrease −40 Opposition
Kapurthala
31 / 50
 31 / 50 Decrease −14 Majority
Moga
5 / 50
 5 / 50 Decrease −24 Opposition
Mohali
6 / 50
 6 / 50 Decrease −31 Opposition
Pathankot
13 / 50
 13 / 50 Decrease −24 Opposition

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.
  2. ↑ "Bhupesh Baghel appointed Punjab in-charge, Congress gears up for 'Mission 2027' in state". The Indian Express. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Amarinder Singh Raja Warring Named New Punjab Congress Chief". www.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Congress appoints new district prez in Punjab, assigns J&K responsibility to Pargat". The Times of India. 12 November 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Punjab Congress Leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu Resigns After Ludhiana West Bypoll Defeat". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Congress MLA Pargat Singh accuses AAP, Mann of silence on 5 bills against Punjab's interests". The Times of India. 7 December 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Captain Sandeep Singh Sandhu appointed as General Secretary of Punjab Congress". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Punjab LoP Partap Bajwa moves HC for extension in date for filing of nominations". The Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Qadian Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Partap Singh Bajwa of INC Wins". News18. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring wins Ludhiana as BJP's Ravneet Singh Bittu faces rout in rural Dakha, Jagraon". The Indian Express. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Charanjit Singh Channi wins Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat with record margin: a peep into history". The Indian Express. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Vasudeva, Vikas (18 July 2021). "Navjot Singh Sidhu appointed Punjab Congress president". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Congress' Sukhjinder Randhawa crushes opposition, wins Gurdaspur by 83K votes". The Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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