Chamkaur Sahib News

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi lost from both Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur. CM Channi is the first Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab. Congress received a major drubbing in the Punjab Assembly elections.

Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took a big lead in Punjab and was ahead in 79 seats out of 117 with several heavyweights, including Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, trailing behind its nominees in many seats, according to early trends.

If exit polls are to be believed, then Charanjit Singh Channi of Congress can get a victory from Chamkaur Sahib seat of Punjab. While AAP's Bhagwant Mann is also winning his seat.

Charanjit Singh Channi's elevation as Punjab CM will allow the party to play the Dalit card in the coming elections. An estimated 30 per cent of the state's population, counting both Sikhs and Hindus, is from that community.

The swearing-in ceremony took place at 11 am in Chandigarh. The ceremony was attended by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as well as Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Charanjit Singh Channi is scheduled to take the oath as the 16th Chief Minister of the state at 11 am today. The gathering at the ceremony will be a small one and some other leaders will also not be attending.

Charanjit Singh Channi, a three-time MLA from Rupnagar`s Chamkaur Sahib, will take oath as Punjab’s 16th CM today Channi, the successor of Captian Amarinder Singh, will be the first Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab Channi was Technical Education Minister in the outgoing Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's cabinet