Charanjit Singh Channi To Be Punjab's New Chief Minister

Charanjit Singh Channi - a Dalit Sikh and the outgoing Technical Education Minister - will be Punjab's new Chief Minister, the Congress said, three days after Amarinder Singh's resignation triggered drama in the poll-bound state. The Aam Aadmi Party has promised an unemployment allowance and 80 per cent quota in jobs for people in Uttarakhand if the party comes to power after the assembly election in the hill state next year. Scores of people show up at the immersion of Mumbai's 'Lalbaugcha Raja' amid heavy police presence.