Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday after he was picked because the next Punjab chief minister, and said the party must still fulfil the guarantees made to the people of the state.
Mr Channi, who was elected the Congress Legislature Party leader on Sunday, and can take oath as chief minister on Monday, succeeds Amarinder Singh who resigned on Saturday alleging humiliation by the party.
“Congratulations to Shri Charanjit Singh Channi Ji for the new responsibility. We must still fulfil the guarantees made to the people of Punjab. Their trust is of paramount importance,” Mr Gandhi tweeted.
