<p>Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi will take oath as the chief minister of Punjab on Monday.</p>.<p>Channi, who was elected the Congress Legislature Party leader on Sunday, met the governor in the evening and said, "The oath-taking ceremony will take place at 11 am on Monday.”</p>.<p>He was flanked by state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and other leaders.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/metoo-shadow-over-punjab-cm-designate-charanjit-singh-channi-1032134.html">#MeToo shadow over Punjab CM-designate Charanjit Singh Channi</a></strong></p>.<p>Channi will be the first Dalit to hold the post in the state.</p>.<p>Channi's election as the CLP leader came a day after Amarinder Singh resigned as the chief minister amid a bitter power tussle with Sidhu.</p>.<p>A minister in the outgoing Amarinder Singh cabinet, Channi's selection assumes significance as the dissension-riven Congress faces the Assembly polls in less than five months.<br /><br /><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p>Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi will take oath as the chief minister of Punjab on Monday.</p>.<p>Channi, who was elected the Congress Legislature Party leader on Sunday, met the governor in the evening and said, "The oath-taking ceremony will take place at 11 am on Monday.”</p>.<p>He was flanked by state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and other leaders.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/metoo-shadow-over-punjab-cm-designate-charanjit-singh-channi-1032134.html">#MeToo shadow over Punjab CM-designate Charanjit Singh Channi</a></strong></p>.<p>Channi will be the first Dalit to hold the post in the state.</p>.<p>Channi's election as the CLP leader came a day after Amarinder Singh resigned as the chief minister amid a bitter power tussle with Sidhu.</p>.<p>A minister in the outgoing Amarinder Singh cabinet, Channi's selection assumes significance as the dissension-riven Congress faces the Assembly polls in less than five months.<br /><br /><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>