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Congress\u00a0MLA\u00a0Charanjit Singh Channi\u00a0is slated to take\u00a0oath\u00a0as\u00a0Punjab\u2019s 16th Chief Minister on Monday at 11 am.<\/strong>
\nThe swearing-in ceremony will be held in\u00a0Chandigarh.<\/em><\/p>\n

Channi was unanimously elected as the Leader of the\u00a0Congress\u00a0Legislature Party of\u00a0Punjab\u00a0and is set to take over as next Chief Minister following Captain Amarinder Singh\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n

Singh on Saturday submitted his resignation to state Governor Banwarilal Purohit, following months of infighting between him and\u00a0Punjab\u00a0Pradesh\u00a0Congress\u00a0Committee (PPCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.<\/p>\n

These development came months before the 2022\u00a0Punjab\u00a0Assembly elections.
\nChanni a three-time MLA from Rupnagar\u2019s Chamkaur Sahib \u2013 will be\u00a0Punjab\u2019s first Dalit Chief Minister.
\nChanni was Technical Education Minister in the outgoing Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh\u2019s cabinet.
\nAccording to the official website of the\u00a0Punjab\u00a0Government, Channi remained Municipal Councilor for three terms and moved on to become the President of Municipal Council Kharar for a two-term.<\/p>\n

He was elected to the\u00a0Punjab\u00a0Vidhan Sabha from Chamkaur Sahib Consistency for the first time in 2007. He was elected to the assembly seat again in 2012 and then in 2017.<\/p>\n

In 2015, Channi was elected as Leader of the Opposition in the 14th\u00a0Punjab\u00a0Vidhan Sabha. In 2017, he was appointed as the Cabinet Minister for Technical Education and Industrial Training, Employment Generation and also Science and Technology in the government of\u00a0Punjab.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congress\u00a0MLA\u00a0Charanjit Singh Channi\u00a0is slated to take\u00a0oath\u00a0as\u00a0Punjab\u2019s 16th Chief Minister on Monday at 11 am. The swearing-in ceremony will be held in\u00a0Chandigarh. Channi was unanimously elected as the Leader of the\u00a0Congress\u00a0Legislature Party of\u00a0Punjab\u00a0and is set to take over as next Chief Minister following Captain Amarinder Singh\u2019s resignation. 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