[1] It was founded by Amarinder Singh on 2 November 2021, following a split in Indian National Congress in Punjab, after he resigned as Chief Minister of Punjab and quit the Indian National Congress.
[2] The party applied for its official registration with the Election Commission of India on 31 October 2021.
[3] On 28 December 2021, the party entered into an alliance with BJP and SAD(S) to contest 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election[4] but failed to win any seat.
[5] Moreover the party had got only 84,697 votes and lost election deposit in 27 of the 28 seats contested.
[6] On 19 September 2022, the Punjab Lok Congress merged into the Bharatiya Janata Party.