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<div>{{Infobox Indian political party<br />
|abbreviation = PLC<br />
|colorcode = {{party color|Punjab Lok Congress}}<br />
|founder = Amarinder Singh<ref name="Foundation"/><br />
|leader= [[Amarinder Singh]]<br />
|foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|2021|11|02}}<br />
|state_seats_name = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]<br />
|state_seats = {{Composition bar|1|117|hex={{party color|Punjab Lok Congress}}}}<br />
|name=Punjab Lok Congress<br />
|eci=State Party<br />
| position = [[Centre-right politics|Centre-right]]{{cn|date=January 2022}}<br />
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|543|hex={{party color|Punjab Lok Congress}}}}<br />
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex={{party color|Punjab Lok Congress}}}}<br />
|president=Amarinder Singh<br />
|headquarters =Mohinder Bagh, Chandigarh<br />
|split=[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|alliance=[[National Democratic Alliance]] (2021-present)<br />
|general_secretary=Gurmehar Singh Sekhon<br />
|party_logo=<br />
|symbol=<br />
[[File:Election Symbol Hockey and Ball.png|200px]]<br />
|flag=<br />
}}<br />
'''Punjab Lok Congress''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''PLC'''; English: ''Punjab People's Congress'') is an Indian regional political party, with its base in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Capt Amarinder Singh quits Congress, launches new party 'Punjab Lok Congress'|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/capt-amarinder-singh-quits-congress-launches-new-party-punjab-lok-congress-333540|access-date=2021-12-04|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> It was founded by [[Amarinder Singh]] on 2 November 2021, following a split in [[Indian National Congress]] in Punjab, after he resigned as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)#Punjab (Since 1966)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] and quit the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="Foundation">{{cite news|date=3 October 2021|title=Amarinder Singh resigns from Congress; announces new party Punjab Lok Congress|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amarinder-singh-resigns-from-congress/article37304162.ece|access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref><br />
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The party applied for its official registration with the [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission of India]] on 31 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-16|title=EC received application for registration of Punjab Lok Congress Party: Amarinder’s advisor|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/ec-registration-amarinder-singh-punjab-lok-congress-party-7624247/|access-date=2021-11-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> On 28 December 2021, the party entered into an alliance with [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)|SAD(S)]] to contest [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-28|title=2022 polls: BJP, Punjab Lok Congress, SAD (Sanyukt) announce alliance|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/2022-polls-bjp-punjab-lok-congress-sad-sanyukt-announce-alliance-101640641494197.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Current Members==<br />
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* [[Amarinder Singh]], Party Leader and President<br />
*[[Luv Kumar Goldy]]<br />
* Preneet Kaur<br />
* Raninder Singh<br />
* Jai Inder Kaur<br />
* Amrik Aliwal<br />
* Harjinder Thekedar<br />
* Prem Mittal<br />
* [[Farzana Alam]]<br />
* Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike<br />
* Jagmohan Sharma<br />
* Satvir Palli Jhikki<br />
* Vijay Kalra<br />
* Gurdarshan Brar<br />
* Kamaldeep Saini<br />
* Gurcharan Nahar<br />
* Sandeep Bal<br />
* Gulshan Rai Passi<br />
* Sukhjinder Chahal<br />
* Amjal Ali<br />
* Rana Gurmit Sodhi<br />
* Fateh Jang Bajwa<br />
* Balwinder Laddi <br />
* Prince Khullar<br />
* Arvind Khanna<br />
* Jaswinder Dhaliwal<br />
* Sukhjinder Raj Lali Majithia<br />
* Inderjeet Singh<br />
* Rana Gurjit<br />
* Kamal Sain<br />
* Sanjay Inder Singh Bunny Chahal<br />
* Sarita Sharma <br />
* Pushpinder Singh Bhandari<br />
* Rohit Kumar Sharma <br />
* Sandeep Gorsi<br />
* Rajinder Raja<br />
* Manjinder Sirsa<br />
* Raja Warring<br />
* Pratap Bajwa<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Political parties in India]]<br />
[[Category:Punjab Lok Congress]]<br />
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