“The party high command has taken a decision, and there would be no change in it,” Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said. File
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Amid the ongoing power tussle and internal strife within the Punjab Congress State unit, Congress party’s Punjab affairs in-charge Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) ruled out any change in the State leadership.
“The party high command has taken a decision, and there would be no change in it. There is no question of changing the leadership. The decision to retain Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as State president has been welcomed by State leaders,” said Mr. Baghel, responding to media questions surrounding any possibility of change in the State leadership.
Mr Baghel on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) met several State leaders, even as a section of disgruntled leaders reportedly camped in New Delhi to press for a meeting with the party’s central leadership amid ongoing infighting within the State unit. Former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa were conspicuous by their absence from meetings convened by Mr. Baghel.
State Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, however, downplayed the ongoing crisis, saying that Mr. Channi would meet Mr. Baghel within a day or two.
The overhaul of the Punjab Congress on July 1 ahead of the Assembly poll due in early 2027 had sparked internal turmoil.
Published – July 08, 2026 01:51 pm IST
