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|name=Punjab Lok Congress | |name=Punjab Lok Congress | ||
|eci=State Party | |eci=State Party | ||
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|president=Amarinder Singh | |president=Amarinder Singh | ||
|headquarters =Mohinder Bagh, Chandigarh | |headquarters =Mohinder Bagh, Chandigarh | ||
|split=[[Indian National Congress]] | |split=[[Indian National Congress]] | ||
|alliance=[[National Democratic Alliance]] (2021- | |alliance=[[National Democratic Alliance]] (2021-present) | ||
|general_secretary=Gurmehar Singh Sekhon | |general_secretary=Gurmehar Singh Sekhon | ||
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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]].<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 | '''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> | ||
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> | 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> | ||
==Current Members== | ==Current Members== | ||
* Amarinder Singh, Party President | * [[Amarinder Singh]], Party Leader and President | ||
* [[Amrik | *[[Luv Kumar Goldy]] | ||
* | * Preneet Kaur | ||
* Raninder Singh | |||
* Jai Inder Kaur | |||
* Amrik Aliwal | |||
* Harjinder Thekedar | |||
* Prem Mittal | * Prem Mittal | ||
* [[Farzana Alam]] | * [[Farzana Alam]] | ||
* Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike | * Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike | ||
* Jagmohan Sharma | * Jagmohan Sharma | ||
* Satvir | * Satvir Palli Jhikki | ||
* Vijay Kalra | * Vijay Kalra | ||
* Gurdarshan | * Gurdarshan Brar | ||
* Kamaldeep | * Kamaldeep Saini | ||
* Gurcharan | * Gurcharan Nahar | ||
* Sandeep | * Sandeep Bal | ||
* Gulshan Rai Passi | * Gulshan Rai Passi | ||
* Sukhjinder | * Sukhjinder Chahal | ||
* Amjal Ali | * Amjal Ali | ||
* Rana Gurmit | * Rana Gurmit Sodhi | ||
* Fateh Jang Bajwa | * Fateh Jang Bajwa | ||
* Balwinder | * Balwinder Laddi | ||
* Prince Khullar | * Prince Khullar | ||
* Arvind Khanna | |||
* Jaswinder Dhaliwal | |||
* Sukhjinder Raj Lali Majithia | |||
* Inderjeet Singh | |||
* Rana Gurjit | |||
* Kamal Sain | |||
* Sanjay Inder Singh Bunny Chahal | |||
* Sarita Sharma | |||
* Pushpinder Singh Bhandari | |||
* Rohit Kumar Sharma | |||
* Sandeep Gorsi | |||
* Rajinder Raja | |||
* Manjinder Sirsa | |||
* Raja Warring | |||
* Pratap Bajwa | |||
== References == | == References == | ||