Congress MLA Charanjit Singh Channi to take oath as Punjab’s first Dalit CM | 5 points

Congress appointed MLA Charanjit Singh Channi as the new chief minister of Punjab on Sunday, a day after Amarinder Singh resigned from the top post. He is set to take oath as the new CM at 11 am tomorrow.

The Congress high command appointed Chamkaur Sahib MLA Charanjit Singh Channi as the new chief minister of Punjab on Sunday, a day after Amarinder Singh resigned from the top post. It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Sh. #CharanjitSinghChanni has been unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab.@INCIndia @RahulGandhi @INCPunjab pic.twitter.com/iboTOvavPd Congratulations to Shri Charanjit Singh Channi Ji for the new responsibility.We must continue to fulfill the promises made to the people of Punjab. Their trust is of paramount importance. Historic !! Punjab’s first Dalit CM-Designate Will be written with Golden letters in History. A tribute to the spirit of the Constitution and the Congress !! Congratulations @CHARANJITCHANNI Bai pic.twitter.com/WavudGTPok I congratulate S Charanjit Singh Channi on elevation as CLP leader & CM designate. As president of Shiromani Akali Dal, a party with rich democratic traditions, I assure him of constructive role & wish he fulfills all Cong promises made to people of Punjab & pending for 4.5 yrs.

Captain Amarinder Singh had stepped down as Punjab CM on Saturday following months of bitter infighting between him and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.