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Charanjit Singh Channi to take oath as Punjab CM on September 20
Updated On: 19 September, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Chandigarh | PTI
Channi, who is learnt to have got strong backing from the state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for the post, met Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and staked claim to form the government
Punjab CM Designate Charanjit Singh Channi along with Navjot Singh Sidhu and other Congress leaders outside Governor's residence in Chandigarh. Pic/PTI
The Congress picked Charanjit Singh Channi as the next chief minister of Punjab, a day after Amarinder Singh resigned following a bitter power tussle in the party. Channi will take oath at 11 am on Monday.
AICC general secretary Harish Rawat said in a tweet, "It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Sh. #CharanjitSinghChanni has been unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab."
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