'Channi Is Heading To BJP': Posters Target Former Punjab CM In Amritsar As Factionalism Intensifies
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News india 'Channi Is Heading To BJP': Posters Target Punjab CM In Amritsar As Factionalism Intensifies 'Channi Is Heading To BJP': Posters Target Punjab CM In Amritsar As Factionalism Intensifies Published By, Last Updated: August 05, 2026, 09:49 IST Congress' Punjab unit is witnessing intensified internal feuds at a time when the assembly elections are just months away. Critcal posters have surfaced. Rapid Read Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is being targeted by rival factions in the grand old party as internal feuds intensify just when assembly elections are approaching fast. (Image source: X/ @CHARANJITCHANNI) With the Punjab Assembly elections expected in early 2027, infighting within the Congress appears to be intensifying, with rival factions increasingly targeting former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
In the latest flashpoint, fresh posters critical of Channi have surfaced outside Company Bagh in Amritsar. One prominently reads, “ghar ghar chali yeho gal, Channi chaliya bhajpa bal" (The word has spread from house to house: Channi is heading towards the BJP). While multiple slogans appear on the posters, none identify the individuals behind them. However, the sign-off, “samuha Congressi worker" (Group of Congress workers), suggests they were put up by a faction within the party itself. The development comes days after open displays of factionalism at a Congress event in Barnala. Supporters of Channi disrupted proceedings by raising slogans such as “Charanjit Singh Channi Zindabad" and “Punjab Bachao, Channi Lao," even as senior leaders, including Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and party in-charge Bhupesh Baghel, were present on stage.
Attempts to maintain order saw Warring urging workers to uphold discipline, while leaders like Razia Sultana advised raising grievances with the party high command instead of disrupting public meetings. Despite these appeals, the incident underscored persistent divisions within the state unit. The internal discord has been brewing since the party leadership retained Warring as state president while appointing Channi as campaign committee chairperson on July 1, a move that triggered competing power centres within the organisation. Although Baghel has publicly downplayed factionalism, warning of strict action against indiscipline, ground-level developments tell a different story. Channi himself has called for unity, stating that the party’s focus should remain on strengthening Congress rather than internal rivalries. With repeated instances of sloganeering, public confrontations, and now anonymous poster campaigns, the Congress in Punjab faces mounting challenges in projecting cohesion, just as it prepares for a crucial electoral battle.
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