The Congress passed a resolution at the legislature party meeting authorising party chief Sonia Gandhi to appoint a successor for Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned as chief minister of Punjab. The party's high command called the CLP meeting, which was held in the Punjab Congress Bhavan in Chandigarh.

Addressing media after the CLP meeting in Punjab, Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat said the party has sent two resolutions to the high command which were passed in the Congress Legislative Party meeting.

"We've sent two resolutions to the party high command which were passed in the Congress Legislative Party meeting today. We're waiting for their [party's high command] decision," Harish Rawat said.