# Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (or Punjab PCC), formerly known as the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee in colonial India, is the affiliate of the Indian National Congress in the state of Punjab. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. On 9 April 2022, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring was appointed by the national leadership of Congress as the chief of Congress in Punjab. He is a 25th president to hold the post. Present general secretary in-charge of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee is Devender Yadav who was appointed on 24 December 2023.

## List of presidents

| S.no | President | Term | Term | Term |
| 1. | Saifuddin Kitchlew | | |
| 2. | Darbara Singh | 1957 | 1964 | |
| 3. | B. D. Sharma | 1964 | 1966 | |
| 4. | Zail Singh | 1966 | 1969 | |
| 5. | Vishwa Mittar Sekhri | 1969 | 1972 | |
| 6. | R. L. Bhatia | 1982 | 1984 | |
| 7. | Santokh Singh Randhawa | 1984 | 1985 | |
| 8. | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | 1985 | ? | |
| (7). | Santokh Singh Randhawa | ? | 1997 | |
| 9. | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal | 1997 | 1999 | |
| 10. | Captain Amarinder Singh | 1999 | 2002 | |
| 11. | Harvendra Singh Hanspal | 2002 | 2005 | |
| 12. | Shamsher Singh Dullo | 2005 | 2007 | |
| (9). | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal | 2007 | 2008 | |
| 13. | Mohinder Singh Kaypee | 2008 | 2010 | |
| (10). | Captain Amarinder Singh | 2010 | 2013 | |
| 14. | Pratap Singh Bajwa | 2013 | 27 November 2015 | |
| (10). | Captain Amarinder Singh | 27 November 2015 | 4 May 2017 | 1 year, 158 days |
| 15. | Sunil Kumar Jakhar | 4 May 2017 | 18 July 2021 | 4 years, 75 days |
| 16. | Navjot Singh Sidhu | 18 July 2021 | 9 April 2022 | 265 days |
| 17. | Amrinder Singh Raja Warring | 9 April 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 341 days |

## Electoral Performance
### Lok Sabha Elections

| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
| 1977 | 0 / 13 | – | Opposition |
| 1980 | 12 / 13 | 12 | Government |
| 1984 | 6 / 13 | 6 | Government |
| 1989 | 2 / 13 | 4 | Opposition |
| 1991 | 12 / 13 | 10 | Government |
| 1996 | 2 / 13 | 10 | Opposition |
| 1998 | 0 / 13 | 2 | Opposition |
| 1999 | 8 / 13 | 8 | Opposition |
| 2004 | 2 / 13 | 6 | Government |
| 2009 | 8 / 13 | 6 | Government |
| 2014 | 3 / 13 | 3 | Opposition |
| 2019 | 8 / 13 | 5 | Opposition |
| 2024 | 7 / 13 | 1 | Opposition |

### Pre-Independence

Punjab Legislative Council
| Year | | | | Others | Total |
| Year | UoP | INC | IND | Others | Total |
| 1920 | - | - | 71 | - | 71 |
| 1923 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 71 |
| 1926 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 71 |
| 1930 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 71 |
Punjab Legislative Assembly
| Year | | | | | | Others | Total |
| Year | UoP | INC | SAD | AIML | IND | Others | Total |
| 1937 | 98 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 175 |
| 1946 | 19 | 51 | 21 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 175 |

### Post-Independence

| Years | | | | | | Others | Total |
| Years | INC | SAD | AAP | BJP | IND | Others | Total |
| 1952 | 96 | 13 | ~ | ~ | 9 | 8 | 126 |
| 1957 | 120 | ^ | ~ | ~ | 13 | 21 | 154 |
| 1962 | 90 | 19 | ~ | ~ | 18 | 27 | 154 |
| 1967 | 48 | ^ | ~ | ~ | 9 | 47 | 104 |
| 1969 | 38 | 43 | ~ | ~ | 4 | 17 | 104 |
| 1972 | 66 | 24 | ~ | ~ | 3 | 11 | 104 |
| 1977 | 17 | 58 | ~ | ~ | 2 | 40 | 117 |
| 1980 | 63 | 37 | ~ | 1 | 2 | 14 | 117 |
| 1985 | 32 | 73 | ~ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 117 |
| 1992 | 87 | 3 | ~ | 6 | 4 | 20 | 117 |
| 1997 | 14 | 75 | ~ | 18 | 6 | 4 | 117 |
| 2002 | 62 | 41 | ~ | 3 | 9 | 2 | 117 |
| 2007 | 44 | 49 | ~ | 19 | 5 | 0 | 117 |
| 2012 | 46 | 56 | ~ | 12 | 3 | 0 | 117 |
| 2017 | 77 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 117 |
* ^ - Party didn't contest election
* ~ - Party didn't exist
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