Charanjit Singh Channi Takes Oath As 16th Chief Minister Of Punjab
Singh has served as Technical Education Minister in the Captain Amarinder Singh government
Mumbai: Three-time Congress MLA from Chamkaur Sahib, Charanjit Singh Channi, was on Monday sworn-in as the sixteenth Chief Minister of Punjab.
The 58-year-old was chosen for the top post by state party legislators after 79-year-old Captain Amarinder Singh stepped down as Chief Minister.
Singh has served as Technical Education Minister in the Captain Amarinder Singh government.
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According to the official website of the Punjab government, Channi has been a Municipal Councilor thrice and Municipal Council Kharar twice. He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly for the first time in 2007 from Chamkaur Sahib.
He was elected to the assembly seat in 2012 and again in 2017. In 2015, Channi was elected as the Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Punjab Legislative Assembly.
In 2017, he was appointed as the Cabinet Minister for Technical Education and Industrial Training, Employment Generation and Science and Technology in the Government of Punjab. After several rounds of talks on Sunday, Channi, the first Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab, was elected for this. Posted by the party high command after the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh.
Amarinder Singh on Saturday submitted his resignation to state Governor Banwarilal Purohit, following months of infighting between him and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. These development came months before the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.
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