India, Oct. 2 -- The Indian National Congress on Friday appointed former Olympian and Jalandhar Cantonment MLA Pargat Singh as the new president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC).

Singh will replace Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, and take charge ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls in Punjab. Warring, who had headed the state unit since April 2022, met Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and submitted his resignation.

The Jalandhar Cantonment MLA's elevation comes after months of differences within the Punjab Congress. Congress's Punjab affairs in-charge Sachin Pilot had held consultations with state leaders before the leadership change.

Pargat, 61, is a three-time MLA from Jalandhar Cantonment, having first won the seat in 2012...