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The faction-ridden Punjab Congress delivered a huge surprise when it chose Charanjit Singh Channi, the minister of technical educational and industrial training, to be the next chief minister. Channi's appointment came after another outgoing minister-Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa's name started doing the rounds for the top post. But the Congress high command was quick to change sides. India Today brings you the reasons why Channi was chosen by the Congress as Captain Amarinder Singh’s successor and what exactly worked in favour of the first Dalit CM of Punjab.