Punjab Lok Congress
Punjab Lok Congress (abbr. PLC; English: Punjab People's Congress) is an Indian regional political party, with its base in Punjab.[2] It was founded by Amarinder Singh on 2 November 2021, following a split in Indian National Congress in Punjab, after he resigned as Chief Minister of Punjab and quit the Indian National Congress.[1]
Punjab Lok Congress | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PLC |
| Leader | Amarinder Singh |
| President | Amarinder Singh |
| General Secretary | Gurmehar Singh Sekhon |
| Founder | Amarinder Singh[1] |
| Founded | 2 November 2021 |
| Split from | Indian National Congress |
| Headquarters | Mohinder Bagh, Chandigarh |
| Political position | Centre-right[citation needed] |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance (2021-present) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly | 1 / 117 |
The party applied for its official registration with the Election Commission of India on 31 October 2021.[3] On 28 December 2021, the party entered into an alliance with BJP and SAD(S) to contest 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[4]
Current MembersEdit
- Amarinder Singh, Party Leader and President
- Luv Kumar Goldy
- Preneet Kaur
- Raninder Singh
- Jai Inder Kaur
- Amrik Aliwal
- Harjinder Thekedar
- Prem Mittal
- Farzana Alam
- Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike
- Jagmohan Sharma
- Satvir Palli Jhikki
- Vijay Kalra
- Gurdarshan Brar
- Kamaldeep Saini
- Gurcharan Nahar
- Sandeep Bal
- Gulshan Rai Passi
- Sukhjinder Chahal
- Amjal Ali
- Rana Gurmit Sodhi
- Fateh Jang Bajwa
- Balwinder Laddi
- 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
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Amarinder Singh resigns from Congress; announces new party Punjab Lok Congress". The Hindu. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Capt Amarinder Singh quits Congress, launches new party 'Punjab Lok Congress'". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ↑ "EC received application for registration of Punjab Lok Congress Party: Amarinder's advisor". The Indian Express. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ↑ "2022 polls: BJP, Punjab Lok Congress, SAD (Sanyukt) announce alliance". Hindustan Times. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
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