All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat took to Twitter to announce the name of the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab.

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, the Jails and Cooperation Minister in the outgoing cabinet, has emerged as the frontrunner for the post of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, who will be the next chief minister, the sources said.

When the mediapersons here asked that can it be assumed that they are talking to the future chief minister, Randhawa quipped, " You are talking to a Congressman".

He pointed out that despite legal hurdles and refusal of CBI to return the cases, which were transferred to them by the SAD-BJP Government, his government had succeeded in filing 10 challans.

Taking to Twitter, Gehlot shared his thoughts on the ongoing Congress crisis, and addressed the former Punjab CM

Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat also mentioned of appointing two deputy chief minister's. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who was earlier said to be the frontrunner for the top post, may become one of the two deputies.

Sources say that this time the Congress party will appoint a deputy chief minister also. The decisions on new Punjab Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are likely to be taken on Sunday.

Following years and months of bitter dual with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sidhu, Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as Chief Minister and raised serious questions against Sidhu.

The top leadership in the party has been keeping an eye on the situation in the state. Punjab, which has 117 assembly seats, is slated to go to the polls early next year.

Amarinder Singh said he won’t accept state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu as the next CM or the party face in the Assembly polls.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) co-incharge for Assembly Elections 2022 Raghav Chadha called Congress the "sinking Titanic" and said that the governance of Punjab has come to a grinding halt.

The whole drama was only to put the blame for the non-fulfillment of promises on Amarinder Singh, SAD leader Dhindsa said. 

Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as Chief Minister of Punjab, citing continued humiliation by the Congress leadership over the past two months.

Launching an all out attack at Navjot Singh Sidhu, Captain Amarinder Singh said he (Sidhu) is friends with (Pakistan Army chief) Qamar Javed Bajwa and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, I will oppose if he is chosen as the next CM face of Punjab.

Making it clear that he would explore and exercise his future options when the time comes, Captain Amarinder said he would decide his future political course of action in consultation with his supporters who have stood by him for over five decades.

The 79-year-old widely respected and popular leader steered the Congress in 2017 to a landslide victory in the 117-member assembly to occupy the chief minister's post for the second time.

Congress veteran Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as chief minister of Punjab, capping months of a power tussle that had polarised the ruling party in the state headed for elections in just about four months.

Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as Punjab Chief Minister ahead of the crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting in Chandigarh today. The development comes amid the ongoing power battle with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sindhu that have created differences in the party.

Earlier in the day, Amarinder Singh spoke to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and expressed his anguish and displeasure over his repeated "humiliation".

After the change of guard in Punjab with the appointment of new state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, a Cabinet reshuffle was scheduled on the cards. However, the reshuffling seems to have erupted the infighting in the state.