Pilot says Congress will return to power in Punjab with absolute majority
Congress leader Sachin Pilot expressed confidence that his party will win an absolute majority in the upcoming Punjab assembly elections. The party has appointed Pargat Singh as the new state unit president to lead the campaign.
Why it matters
This reflects the shifting political landscape in Punjab as major parties prepare for elections amid voter dissatisfaction with the incumbent AAP government.
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary in-charge of Punjab Sachin Pilot on Sunday expressed confidence that his party would return to power in the state with an absolute majority, claiming that people had lost faith in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and wanted a change.Speaking to reporters at the Punjab Congress headquarters in Chandigarh, Pilot said voters wanted to bring the Congress back to power in the Assembly elections scheduled for early next year.“The Congress will form its government with absolute majority in Punjab,” Pilot said, alongside newly appointed Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh, according to news agency PTI.Singh, a three-time MLA from Jalandhar Cantt and former captain of the Indian hockey team, formally took charge as the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president at a ceremony at Punjab Congress Bhawan on Sunday.He replaced Ludhiana MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who stepped down from the post earlier this month.Pilot acknowledged…
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