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Charanjit Singh Channi to be Cong’s CM face in Punjab, Sunil Jakhar quits active politics

Putting an end to speculation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared Charanjit Singh Channi as the party's chief ministerial pick for the upcoming Punjab Assembly election during his visit to Ludhiana on Sunday.

Announcing the Congress's CM face, Rahul Gandhi said as per the people's suggestion, the party wanted to have a chief minister from a poor background who understands the pain of the lower classes.