Punjab Lok Congress | |
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Abbreviation | PLC |
Founder | Amarinder Singh |
Founded | 2 November 2021 |
Dissolved | 19 September 2022 |
Split from | Indian National Congress |
Merged into | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Headquarters | SCO 61-61-63, Sector 9-D, Chandigarh (formerly) |
Colours | Green |
ECI Status | Unrecognised Registered Party |
Alliance | National Democratic Alliance (2021-2022) |
Punjab Lok Congress (abbr. PLC; English: Punjab People's Congress) was an Indian regional political party, with its base in Punjab.[1] It was founded by Amarinder Singh on 2 November 2021, following a split in Indian National Congress in Punjab, after he resigned as Chief Minister of Punjab and quit the Indian National Congress.[2]
The party applied for its official registration with the Election Commission of India on 31 October 2021.[3] On 28 December 2021, the party entered into an alliance with BJP and SAD(S) to contest 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election[4] but failed to win any seat.[5] Moreover the party had got only 84,697 votes and lost election deposit in 27 of the 28 seats contested.[6] On 19 September 2022, the Punjab Lok Congress merged into the Bharatiya Janata Party.[7]