Responsibilities of this position
- Provide overall organizational leadership to TPP across Punjab.
- Chair authorized State Committee meetings.
- Ensure implementation of decisions made under TPP’s constitution.
- Coordinate with District Presidents and state-level office-bearers.
- Protect unity, discipline, transparency, and collective decision-making.
- Represent TPP only within the authority granted by the party constitution.
- Ensure that no individual or group exercises unauthorized control over the party.
- Present periodic organizational performance reports to the appropriate party body.
- Avoid unilateral commitments where collective approval is constitutionally required.
Nominations for State President should describe substantial leadership, public-service, or statewide organizational experience.
Common eligibility
- Must be a citizen of India and ordinarily reside in Punjab or possess a substantial, verifiable connection with Punjab.
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- Must have good character, integrity, and a clean public image.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of Punjab’s social, economic, agricultural, educational, employment, environmental, cultural, and administrative issues.
- Must possess the leadership, communication, teamwork, and organizational ability required for a state-level position.
- Should have meaningful experience in public service, social service, professional work, community organization, or party organization.
- Must be willing and able to travel across Punjab when organizational duties require it.
- Must not be involved in serious criminal activity, corruption, bribery, drugs, violence, intimidation, financial fraud, or organized wrongdoing.
- A pending allegation alone must not automatically be presented publicly as proof of guilt. All declarations are reviewed lawfully, fairly, and confidentially.
- Must not promote hatred or discrimination based on religion, caste, community, gender, language, disability, economic position, or region.
- Must accept TPP’s constitution, discipline, principles, internal democratic procedures, and Punjab-focused policies.
- Must place public service and party development above personal, family, commercial, or factional interests.
- Must disclose income sources, business interests, assets, previous political associations, organizational affiliations, and potential conflicts of interest as required by the authorized verification process.
- Must protect confidential party, member, volunteer, donor, and applicant information.
- Must cooperate fully with verification, interviews, reference checks, declarations, and the authorized selection process.
- Must not claim, promise, purchase, trade, or demand a party position.
- Must not use money, gifts, pressure, caste influence, family connections, false publicity, or intimidation to obtain a position.
- Must possess qualifications or relevant experience appropriate to the selected position.
Important: A position on the Punjab State Committee is an internal organizational position within TPP and is not a government or constitutional office. Submitting a person’s name does not guarantee appointment, interview, or selection. Final selection will be based on TPP’s constitution, merit, verification, organizational requirements, feedback from district units and members, and the decision of the party’s authorized selection committee.
Written pledge
“I will work honestly in accordance with TPP’s constitution, discipline, internal democracy, and Punjab-focused policies. I will not use my position for personal, family, factional, political, or business benefit. I will remain free from discrimination, favoritism, corruption, secret dealings, and misuse of authority. I will remain accountable for party decisions, finances, and my performance to the party’s constitutional structure, its members, and the people of Punjab.”
“No Punjab State Committee position will be awarded on the basis of money, family connections, recommendations, caste influence, factionalism, or personal access. Selection will be based on integrity, merit, experience, public service, relevant skills, organizational ability, commitment to Punjab, and the trust of the people and party members.”