Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Resigns as Punjab Congress President

Amrinder Singh Raja Warring resigned as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee on October 1, 2026, ending months of factional infighting within the state unit. Warring signaled his departure by updating his social media bio to former president and submitting his resignation to the party high command.

The leadership change follows a ground report submitted by Sachin Pilot, the Congress general secretary in charge of Punjab. Pilot's assessment indicated that Warring had lost the confidence of many senior state leaders, specifically highlighting a struggle between Warring and a rival camp led by former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.

Warring described himself as a "disciplined soldier of the party" and noted that "some matters are internal." The Indian National Congress expects to name a successor within 24 to 72 hours as it prepares for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. Potential candidates for the state chief position include Vijay Inder Singla, Pargat Singh, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria.

This reorganization is part of a broader effort to energize party workers ahead of a proposed bus tour of Punjab by Rahul Gandhi. The transition was coordinated through discussions involving party president Mallikarjun Kharge and AICC general secretary K. C. Venugopal.