Punjab Chief Minister Saranjit Singh Sunny has been unanimously elected this evening. The official announcement was made by the Congress today.
The Congress party in Punjab has been in turmoil for months. Senior Congress leader on the political crisis in the state Congress party Amarinder Singh Allegations of abuse arose. Based on that Punjab With just 5 months to go before the state legislature election Amarinder Singh He resigned as chief minister on Saturday.
The party leadership has asked senior Congress leader Ambika Soni to take over as the new chief minister of Punjab, but said, ‘I am a Sikh. Punjab He should be the first ‘, said Ambika Soni.
Only then will the leader take full responsibility for electing the new chief minister Sonia Gandhi The state is said to have left it to the Congress party. A meeting of Congress MLAs was held in Chandigarh to elect their new Chief Minister following the order of Sonia Gandhi.
The meeting was held in Chandigarh from this morning in the presence of the national observers of the Congress party. It was also reported that Sukjinder Singh would be made the Chief Minister in the afternoon.
However the meeting continued without a final decision. The views of party members were scrutinized throughout. In which Punjab Saranjit Singh Sunny, the main leader of the Congress party, received unanimous support among party members. Shortly afterwards, the Congress Party announced its new Speaker.
Amarinder served as a minister in the council
It has been announced that Saranjit Singh Sunny has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Punjab. Official announcement for this Punjab Responsible for affairs and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat Posted on his Twitter.
He said, “It is a great pleasure to announce that Saranjit Singh Sunny has been unanimously elected as the Chief Minister of Punjab.” Harish Rawat Said.
It is noteworthy that Saranjit was the Minister of Technical Education in Amarinder Singh’s cabinet.
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