Congress leaves Manish Tewari out of Punjab poll panels; MP posts cryptic ‘Que sera, sera’ message

Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday appeared to voice his disappointment after being left out of the party’s newly announced organisational structure and election committees for Punjab ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.

The development came less than a day after the All India Congress Committee (AICC) unveiled a major organisational reshuffle for Punjab, assigning key election responsibilities to senior leaders while excluding Tewari from all major appointments. Of the seven Congress MPs from Punjab, six were given election-related responsibilities.

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Responding on X, the former Union Minister shared a cryptic message that was widely seen as reflecting his displeasure.

“Wish I had an antidote for the insecurities of individuals and institutions! Having said that @INCIndia has given me enough over the past 45 years and I have also devoted my entire adult life in the service of the Indian National Congress over the decades,” he wrote.

He concluded the post with, “Que sera, sera, Whatever will be, will be…”

The post came after media reports highlighted that Tewari had not been included in the party’s latest organisational appointments for Punjab.

Congress announces Punjab poll panels for 2027 Assembly elections

According to a statement issued by AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge approved the new appointments with immediate effect.

Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has been named Chairperson of the Campaign Committee, while Sukhpal Singh Khaira will serve as its co-chairperson.

Vijay Inder Singla will head the Election Management and Coordination Committee. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has been appointed Chairperson of the Core Committee, while Amar Singh will lead the Manifesto Committee.

The party also retained Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president and Pratap Singh Bajwa as Leader of the Congress Legislature Party.

Three working presidents named, Tewari gets no organisational role

The Congress also appointed Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Raj Kumar Verka and Sangat Singh Gilzian as Working Presidents of the Punjab unit.

Tewari, currently the Lok Sabha MP from Chandigarh, did not receive any organisational or election-related responsibility in the reshuffle. He has previously represented Anandpur Sahib and Ludhiana in Parliament.