With less than a year to go for the 2027 Punjab Assembly election, the Congress finds itself grappling with another leadership tussle. Former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s supporters have openly demanded that he replace Amrinder Singh Raja Warring as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), exposing the factional fault lines within the State unit.

The latest round of discord was triggered by the All India Congress Committee’s organisational overhaul on July 1. While Mr. Warring was retained as PPCC chief, Mr. Channi was appointed chairman of the State election campaign committee. The formula was intended to strike a balance between competing factions but instead fuelled fresh discontent.