India, Oct. 4 -- Pargat Singh, former India hockey captain, Olympian, outstanding sportsman and three-time MLA has been appointed as the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, in place of Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, who submitted his resignation on Friday.

Interestingly, the exit of Amarinder, five months ahead of the Assembly polls, like his more illustrious namesake before the 2022 elections, also coincides with the grand old party appointing a new captain, who is now expected to deliver at this crucial juncture.

This columnist had predicted on September 13th, after Sachin Pilot took over as the general secretary in-charge of the border state, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, that Raja Warring's days as the president were numb...