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. He is a 25th president to hold the post. Present general secretary in-charge of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee is Sachin Pilot who was appointed in 2026.

Office Bearers + Office bearers of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee No. Name Designation 1 Pargat Singh President 2 Bharat Bhushan Ashu Working President 3 Inderbir Singh Bolria Vice President 4 Kushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon Vice President 5 Pargat Singh Vice President 6 Sunder Sham Arora Vice President 7 Sandeep Singh Sandhu 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 Took office Left office Tenure Assembly Constituency Remarks1.Gopi Chand Bhargava 15 August 1947 13 April 1949 3 years, 121 daysInterim Assembly —First Chief Minister of East Punjab after Indian independence.18 October 194920 June 19512.Bhim Sen Sachar 13 April 1949 18 October 19494 years, 104 days —Served multiple terms as Chief Minister.17 April 195222 July 19561st Punjab AssemblyLudhiana City South3. Partap Singh Kairon 23 January 1956 21 June 1964 8 years, 150 days1st Punjab Assembly Sujanpur Known for major agricultural and industrial development programmes.2nd Punjab Assembly3rd Punjab Assembly4. Ram Kishan 7 July 1964 5 July 1966 1 year, 363 days Jalandhar North East Last Chief Minister of undivided Punjab before reorganisation.5. Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir 1 November 1966 8 March 1967 127 days MLC First Chief Minister of the reorganised Punjab.6. Giani Zail Singh 17 March 1972 30 April 1977 5 years, 44 days 6th Punjab Assembly Anandpur Sahib Later became the seventh President of India.7. Darbara Singh 6 June 1980 6 October 1983 3 years, 122 days 8th Punjab Assembly Nakodar Led the state during a period of political unrest.8. Beant Singh 25 February 1992 31 August 1995 3 years, 187 days10th Punjab Assembly Jalandhar Cantonment Assassinated while serving as Chief Minister.9. Harcharan Singh Brar 31 August 1995 21 November 1996 1 year, 82 days Muktsar Succeeded Beant Singh.10. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 21 November 1996 11 February 1997 82 days Lehra First woman Chief Minister of Punjab.11.Amarinder Singh 26 February 2002 1 March 20079 years, 191 days 12th AssemblyPatiala Urban First full-term Congress Chief Minister after 1992. 16 March 2017 20 September 202115th Punjab Assembly Returned to power after ten years; resigned in 2021.12. Charanjit Singh Channi 20 September 2021 16 March 2022 177 days 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 Harvendra 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 8 May 2017 Led the Congress to victory in the 2017 Punjab Assembly election. 19 Sunil Jakhar 8 May 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 2 October 2026 Led the party during the 2024 Lok Sabha election.22Pargat Singh2 October 2026IncumbentCurrent president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.

Prominent members +Prominent Members of PPCCLeaderOffice held/currentRefPartap Singh Bajwa Incumbent Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly. Former President Punjab PCC; (2013–2015) Former Lok Sabha MP from Gurdaspur Former Rajya Sabha MP MLA from Qadian Assembly constituency.Amrinder Singh Raja Warring MP Lok Sabha from Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency. Former President Punjab PCC; (2022-2026) Former minister of transport. Former MLA from Gidderbaha Assembly constituency.Charanjit Singh Channi MP Lok Sabha from Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency. Former chief minister (2021-2022) Former MLA from Chamkaur Sahib Assembly constituency.Navjot Singh Sidhu Former Punjab PCC President Former MLA from Amritsar East Assembly constituency.Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Former Deputy Chief Minister Lok Sabha MP from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency Former MLA from Dera Baba Nanak Assembly constituency. General Secretary of AICC for Rajasthan.

Electoral performance

Legislative Assembly Election YearAssembly ElectionVotes PolledVote PercentSeats WonSeat ChangeOutcome19521st Assembly1,830,60136.69% 96 19572nd Assembly3,612,70947.51% 24 19623rd Assembly2,946,20943.72% 30 Punjab (1967-present)19674th Assembly1,594,16037.45% 42 19695th Assembly1,844,36039.18% 10 19726th Assembly2,083,39042.84% 28 19777th Assembly1,899,53433.59% 49 19808th Assembly2,825,82745.19% 46 19859th Assembly2,620,04237.86% 31 199210th Assembly1,317,07543.83% 55 199711th Assembly2,736,34626.38% 73 200212th Assembly3,682,87740.11% 48 200713h Assembly5,170,54840.90% 18 201214th Assembly5,572,64340.11% ( 0.79%) 2 201715th Assembly5,945,89938.64% ( 1.46%) 31 202216th Assembly3,576,68422.98% ( 15.66%) 59

Lok Sabha Elections + Lok Sabha ElectionsYearLok SabhaSeats contestedSeats won(+/-) in seats% of votesVote swingPopular voteOutcome19511st1842.76%21,34,58619572nd22 551.26% 8.5036,82,21919623rd22 741.30% 9.9628,02,69219674th13 537.31% 3.9915,98,54619715th11 145.96% 8.6518,73,86219776th13 1034.85% 11.1119,55,48519807th13 1252.45% 17.6031,33,47319858th13 641.53% 10.9228,79,08919899th13 426.49% 15.0421,03,712199210th13 1049.27% 22.7814,86,289199611th13 1035.10% 14.1730,98,956199812th8 225.85% 9.2523,56,281199913th11 838.44% 12.5933,65,176200414th11 634.17% 4.2734,95,187200915th13 645.23% 11.0653,50,377201416th13 533.05% 12.1845,75,879201917th13 540.12% 7.0755,23,066202418th13 126.30% 13.8235,43,824

Local Elections +Punjab Municipal Corporation elections (2018–2026) Year Municipal Corporation Composition Seats won Change Status 2018 Amritsar 61 / 85 Majority Jalandhar 66 / 80 Majority Ludhiana 62 / 95 Majority Patiala 43 / 60 Majority Bathinda 0 / 50 — Opposition 2021 Abohar 49 / 50 Majority Batala 36 / 50 Majority Bathinda 43 / 50 Majority Hoshiarpur 41 / 50 Majority Kapurthala 45 / 50 Majority Mohali 37 / 50 Majority Moga 29 / 50 Majority Pathankot 37 / 50 Majority 2026 Abohar 1 / 50 −48 Opposition Barnala 2 / 50 — Opposition Batala 18 / 50 −23 Opposition Bathinda 3 / 50 −40 Opposition Kapurthala 31 / 50 −14 Majority Moga 5 / 50 −24 Opposition Mohali 6 / 50 −31 Opposition Pathankot 13 / 50 −24 Opposition Pre-Independence Punjab Legislative Council YearOthersTotalUoPINCIND1920 - -71 -71192333017211926312122619303701420 Punjab Legislative Assembly YearOthersTotalUoPINCSADAIMLIND193798181121630175194619512173110

Post-Independence YearsOthersTotalINCSADAAPBJPIND19529613~~981261957120^1321154196290191827196748^9471041969384341719726624311197717582401171980633712141985327364219928736420199714751864200262413922007444919502012465612302017771520302202218392201 ^ - 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 All India Congress Committee Pradesh Congress Committee

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