{
  "id": 11704694,
  "title": "Congress Falls Back On A Fullback: Where Pargat Singh Fits In The Punjab Poll Play",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/congress-falls-back-on-a-fullback-where-pargat-singh-fits-in-the-11704694",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T14:15:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-falls-back-on-a-fullback-where-pargat-singh-fits-in-the-punjab-poll-play-12134555"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vijay Inder Singla, a Hindu face, was reportedly the frontrunner before the Congress replaced one Jat Sikh with another as its Punjab unit chief. How far does such arithmetic work in the state's politics? Pargat's appointment holds some of the answers.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Amrinder Singh Raja Warring out, why Congress chose Pargat Singh to lead Punjab unit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/amrinder-singh-raja-warring-out-why-congress-chose-pargat-singh-to",
        "published": "2026-10-03T01:15:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Who is Pargat Singh, the former Olympic hockey captain who just replaced Warring as Punjab Congress president?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/who-is-pargat-singh-the-former-olympic-hockey-captain-who-just",
        "published": "2026-10-03T05:28:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Congress Falls Back On A Fullback: Where Pargat Singh Fits In The Punjab Poll Play",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/congress-falls-back-on-a-fullback-where-pargat-singh-fits-in-the",
        "published": "2026-10-03T14:05:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}