Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (or Punjab PCC), formerly known as the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee in colonial India,[1] is the affiliate of the Indian National Congress in the state of Punjab. It is headed by Sunil Kumar Jakhar.[2] He is the 23rd president to hold the post.

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentSunil Kumar Jakhar
Parliamentary ChairpersonAmarinder Singh
HeadquartersSector-15A, Chandigarh-160015
Youth wingPunjab Youth Congress
Women's wingPunjab Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
8 / 13
Seats in Rajya Sabha
3 / 7
Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly
80 / 117
Election symbol
Website
www.ppcc.in
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List of Presidents
Year President
Saifuddin Kitchlew
1957-1964 Darbara Singh
1997-1999 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
1999-2002 Captain Amarinder Singh
2010-2013 Captain Amarinder Singh
2013-2015 Pratap Singh Bajwa
2015-2017 Captain Amarinder Singh
2017-Present Sunil Kumar Jakhar

List of the Chief Ministers of Punjab from the Indian National Congress

Following is the list of the Chief Ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress:

No. Chief Ministers Portrait Term in Office Assembly Constituency
Start End Tenure
1 Gopi Chand Bhargava 15 August 1947 13 April 1949 3 years, 136 days Interim Assembly
18 October 1949 20 June 1951
21 June 1964 06 July 1964 3rd Assembly MLC
2 Bhim Sen Sachar 13 April 1949 18 October 1949 4 years, 104 days Interim Assembly
17 April 1952 22 July 1953 1st Assembly Ludhiana South Assembly Constituency
22 July 1953 23 January 1956
3 Partap Singh Kairon 23 January 1956 09 April 1957 8 years, 150 days 1st Assembly Sujanpur
09 April 1957 11 March 1962 2nd Assembly
11 March 1962 21 June 1964 3rd Assembly
4 Ram Kishan 07 July 1964 05 July 1966 1 year, 363 days 3rd Assembly Jalandhar (North East)
5 Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir 01 November 1966 08 March 1967 127 days 3rd Assembly MLC
6 Giani Zail Singh 17 March 1972 30 April 1977 5 years, 44 days 6th Assembly Anandpur Sahib
7 Darbara Singh 06 June 1980 06 October 1983 3 years, 122 days 8th Assembly Nakodar
8 Beant Singh 25 February 1992 31 August 1995 3 years, 187 days 10th Assembly Jalandhar Cantonment
9 Harcharan Singh Brar 31 August 1995 21 November 1996 1 year, 82 days 9th Assembly Muktsar
10 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 21 November 1996 11 February 1997 82 days 9th Assembly Lehra
11 Amarinder Singh 26 February 2002 01 March 2007 5 years, 3 days 12th Assembly Patiala Urban
16 March 2017 Incumbent 3 years, 325 days 15th Punjab Assembly

List of Deputy Chief ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress
Main article: List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India

Following is the list of Deputy Chief Ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress:

No. Deputy Chief Ministers Portrait Term in Office Assembly Constituency Chief Minister
Start End Tenure
1 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 6 January 2004 1 March 2007 3 years, 54 days 12th Assembly Lehra Amarinder Singh

References
  1. Sharma, Sita Ram (1992). Education and National Integration in India: Historical perspective. Akashdeep Publishing House. p. 294. ISBN 978-81-7158-280-8. Dr. Kitchlew, President of the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee, opposed the resolution and characterized it as a surrender of 'nationalism in favour of communalism'.
  2. "Sunil Jakhar is new Punjab Congress President".
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