Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee


Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, formerly known as the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee in colonial India, is the affiliate of the Indian National Congress in the state of Punjab. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. On 9 April 2022, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring was appointed by the national leadership of Congress as the chief of Congress in Punjab. He is a 25th president to hold the post. Present general secretary in-charge of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee is Bhupesh Baghel who was appointed in 2025.

List of chief ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress

No.Chief ministersPortraitTerm in officeAssemblyConstituency--
No.Chief ministersPortraitStartAssemblyConstituencyEndTenure
1Gopi Chand Bhargava15 August 194713 April 19493 years, 136 daysInterim Assembly
1Gopi Chand Bhargava18 October 194920 June 19513 years, 136 daysInterim Assembly
1Gopi Chand Bhargava21 June 19646 July 19643 years, 136 days3rd AssemblyMLC
2Bhim Sen Sachar13 April 194918 October 19494 years, 104 daysInterim Assembly
2Bhim Sen Sachar17 April 195222 July 19534 years, 104 days1st AssemblyLudhiana South Assembly Constituency
2Bhim Sen Sachar22 July 195323 January 19564 years, 104 days1st AssemblyLudhiana South Assembly Constituency
3Partap Singh Kairon23 January 19569 April 19578 years, 150 days1st AssemblySujanpur
3Partap Singh Kairon9 April 195711 March 19628 years, 150 days2nd AssemblySujanpur
3Partap Singh Kairon11 March 196221 June 19648 years, 150 days3rd AssemblySujanpur
4Ram Kishan7 July 19645 July 19661 year, 363 days3rd AssemblyJalandhar
5Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir1 November 19668 March 1967127 days3rd AssemblyMLC
6Giani Zail Singh17 March 197230 April 19775 years, 44 days6th AssemblyAnandpur Sahib
7Darbara Singh6 June 19806 October 19833 years, 122 days8th AssemblyNakodar
8Beant Singh25 February 199231 August 19953 years, 187 days10th AssemblyJalandhar Cantonment
9Harcharan Singh Brar31 August 199521 November 19961 year, 82 days9th AssemblyMuktsar
10Rajinder Kaur Bhattal21 November 199611 February 199782 days9th AssemblyLehra
11Amarinder Singh26 February 20021 March 20075 years, 3 days12th AssemblyPatiala Urban
11Amarinder Singh16 March 201718 September 202115th Punjab AssemblyPatiala Urban
12Charanjit Singh Channi20 September 202116 March 202215th Punjab AssemblyChamkaur Sahib
-------Chamkaur Sahib

Electoral performance

Pre-Independence

Punjab Legislative Council
YearOthersTotal
YearUoPINCINDOthersTotal
1920--71-71
1923330172171
1926312122671
1930370142071

Punjab Legislative Assembly
YearOthersTotal
YearUoPINCSADAIMLINDOthersTotal
193798181121630175
194619512173110175

Post-Independence

  • ^ - Party didn't contest election
  • ~ - Party didn't exist
  • - Green color box indicates the party/parties who formed the government
  • - Red color box indicates the official opposition party