Analysis: Who After Raja Warring? Inside The Congress Search For Punjab 2027 Poll Formula

With Amarinder Singh Raja Warring stepping down as Punjab Congress president, the Congress high command is now weighing not just a new organisational head but also a larger electoral strategy for the 2027 Assembly polls. Party sources say feedback is being gathered from leaders and functionaries at different levels of the Punjab organisation before the final announcement.The immediate question before the Congress is whether to replace Warring, a Jat Sikh, with a Hindu face, Vijay Inder Singla, or continue with a Jat Sikh at the top of the state unit.Former minister Singla, from the Bania community, has emerged as a prominent contender, while Pargat Singh, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Rana KP Singh and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria are among the Jat Sikh names being discussed.Congress's 2027 Balancing ActThe decision is shaping up around several factors, which can be studied on six counts:Hindu representation: Whether the Congress should project a Hindu face as…