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{{Infobox Indian political party
{{Infobox Indian political party
|abbreviation      = PLC
|abbreviation      = PLC
|colorcode        = {{Punjab Lok Congress/meta/color}}
|colorcode        = {{party color|Punjab Lok Congress}}
|founder          = [[Amarinder Singh]]<ref name="Foundation"/>
|founder          = Amarinder Singh<ref name="Foundation"/>
|leader=[[Amarinder Singh]]
|leader= [[Amarinder Singh]]
|foundation        = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|2021|11|02}}
|foundation        = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|2021|11|02}}
|state_seats_name  = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats_name  = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
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|state_seats      = {{Composition bar|1|117|hex={{party color|Punjab Lok Congress}}}}
|name=
|name=Punjab Lok Congress
|eci=
|eci=State Party
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| rajyasabha_seats  = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex={{Punjab Lok Congress/meta/color}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats  = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex={{party color|Punjab Lok Congress}}}}
|president=[[Amarinder Singh]]
|president=Amarinder Singh
|headquarters =
|headquarters =Mohinder Bagh, Chandigarh
|split=[[Indian National Congress]]
|split=[[Indian National Congress]]
|alliance=<!-- Please do not add the NDA to this parameter -->
|alliance=[[National Democratic Alliance]] (2021-Present)
|general_secretary=Gurmehar Singh Sekhon
|party_logo=
|symbol=
[[File:Election Symbol Hockey and Ball.png|200px]]
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'''Punjab Lok Congress''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''PLC'''; English: ''Punjab People's Congress'') is an Indian regional political party, with its base in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. It was founded by [[Amarinder Singh]] on 2 November 2021 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 |title=Amarinder Singh resigns from Congress; announces new party Punjab Lok Congress |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amarinder-singh-resigns-from-congress/article37304162.ece |access-date=3 November 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 November 2021}}</ref> The party was formed following a split in Indian National Congress in Punjab. The party is expected to contest on all 117 seats in [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|date=2021-10-28|title=Amarinder announces his party will contest all 117 Punjab assembly seats|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/amarinder-singh-announces-his-party-will-contest-all-117-punjab-assembly-seats-121102701961_1.html|access-date=2021-11-03}}</ref>
'''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 November 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>
 
The party applied for registration with the [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] 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>


== Electoral History ==
==Current Members==
=== Punjab ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Total Seats
!Seats Contested
!Seats Won
!Change
|-
|[[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
|117
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|}
   
   
* Amarinder Singh, Party President
* [[Amrik Singh Aliwal]]
* [[Harjinder Singh Thekedar]]
* Prem Mittal
* [[Farzana Alam]]
* Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike
* Jagmohan Sharma
* Satvir Singh Palli Jhikki
* Vijay Kalra
* Gurdarshan Singh Brar
* Kamaldeep Singh Saini
* Gurcharan Singh Nahar
* Sandeep Singh Bal
* Gulshan Rai Passi
* Sukhjinder Singh Chahal
* Amjal Ali
* Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi
* Fateh Jang Bajwa
* Balwinder Singh Laddi
* Prince Khullar
== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Political parties in India]]
[[Category:Political parties in India]]
[[Category:Punjab Lok Congress]]
 
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