India, Oct. 11 -- His appointment comes against the backdrop of an intensifying rift between Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Charanjit Singh Channi.

Months ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, the Congress has appointed Pargat Singh as the new president of its Punjab unit, seeking to bring a fractured state organisation together and revive the party's electoral prospects amid growing internal divisions.

The appointment comes against the backdrop of an intensifying rift between outgoing state president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi. With the state unit struggling to maintain cohesion, the central leadership is banking on Pargat Singh's organisational expe...