‘Pilot is a good leader’: Channi backs new Punjab Congress in-charge
Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has publicly endorsed Sachin Pilot's appointment as the Congress party's new in-charge for Punjab. Channi expressed optimism that Pilot's leadership will unify the party and improve their prospects for the 2027 assembly elections.
Why it matters
This appointment is a strategic move by the Congress party to address internal factionalism and revitalize its political standing in a key state ahead of upcoming elections.
NEW DELHI: Former Punjab chief minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday welcomed Sachin Pilot’s appointment as the party’s general secretary in-charge of poll-bound Punjab, saying it had brought “new hope” among Congress workers in the state.Channi described Pilot as a “good leader” and said his appointment would benefit the party ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.“The people of Punjab like Pilot, who comes from the neighbouring state. With his arrival (appointment as in-charge of Punjab), a new hope has arisen among Congress workers in Punjab and it will benefit us.
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