Chandigarh: Punjab CLP on Saturday authorized AICC Supremo Sonia Gandhi to select the Amarinder Singh’s successor as Chief Minister of Punjab. Punjab Congress incharge Harish Rawat said that the CLP passed two resolutions, the first resolution thanked Amarinder Singh for his tenure.

The second resolution is to choose the next CLP leader. We’ve sent two resolutions to the party high command which was passed in CLP on Saturday. The Congress’s observer for Punjab, Ajay Maken, told the media persons that there was no discussion on the name of a CLP leader and 78 of the 80 party MLAs were present in the meeting.