Charanjit Singh Channi
IndiapoliticianMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Charanjit Singh Channi is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party, who served as the Chief Minister of Punjab. He made history as the first Dalit Chief Minister of the state, and his tenure was marked by efforts to address social issues and governance challenges in Punjab, although his government faced criticism for various performance-related issues.
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Charanjit Singh Channi is a former chief minister whose supporters disrupted Congress party programmes in his favor.
Congress: Watch: Pro-Channi sloganeering draws Congress' ire amid Punjab leadership tussle | India NewsIndia· 2026-08-01
Channi is leading the revolt within the Congress party in Punjab as they prepare for the upcoming assembly elections.
Old playbook that made Channi Punjab CM in 2021 is back in action. Why Congress may not blink this time | India NewsIndia· 2026-07-16
Charanjit Singh Channi, Congress MP, demanded Mann's arrest and resignation.
The many layers of Bhagwant Mann 'sacrilege' video row: Akal Takht verdict, forensic claims, FIR and political fallout | Chandigarh NewsIndia· 2026-06-24
Charanjit Singh Channi, a former Punjab CM and now a Congress MP, questioned the authenticity of India's surgical strikes.
'CWC is Pakistan Working Committee': BJP slams Congress over Channi's Balakot remark | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-03
AAP took the credit for defeating big guns in Punjab in 2022 polls, including sitting CM Charanjit Singh Channi from two seats.
AAP Delhi Election defeat: Freebies are not enough, In Delhi polls, AAP failed to take hints from Punjab | Chandigarh NewsIndia· 2025-02-10
