Punjab | Fullback is the fallback
Pargat entered the field as a compromise state Congress chief, after months of factional war. But in politics as in hockey, he's forced to play defence
NEW POSITION: Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh (extreme right). (Photo: IANS)
ISSUE DATE: Nov 2, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 15:28 IST
Last UpdatedOct 24, 2026 15:28 IST 
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Last UpdatedOct 24, 2026 15:28 IST Published byShyam Balasubramanian
Oct 24, 2026 15:28 ISTFor a party that spent the summer at war with itself, the Punjab Congress had a neat start to October. Congratulations flowed to a new state chief—national hockey captain-turned-neta Pargat Singh—from all faction heads who were skipping each other’s events till the other day. Even the man Pargat replaced, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, teed off with textbook grace. But in Punjab, it was too good to last.