Punjab New CM: Know about the frontrunner for the top post

Written By : ABP News Bureau | 19 Sep 2021 12:19 PM (IST)

After the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, the decision to select the new CM has been left to the Congress high command Sonia Gandhi. Sources say that this time the Congress party will appoint a deputy chief minister too. Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Ambika Soni, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, and Partap Singh Bajwa are the names seen as the frontrunner for the top post.

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