Rajinder Gupta Resigns as Chairman of PEC Board of Governors
Babushahi Network Bureau
Chandigarh, October 6, 2025; Business Tycoon Rajinder Gupta has resigned from his position as Chairman of the Board of Governors of Punjab Engineering College (PEC), a deemed university in Chandigarh.
Mr. Gupta submitted his resignation to UT Administrator and Punjab Governor Shri Gulab Chand Kataria late evening today.
Rajinder Gupta, who heads the Trident Group, a leading global manufacturer in the textile and paper sector headquartered in Ludhiana, was recently nominated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll from Punjab.
It may be recalled that the Rajya Sabha by-election for the vacant seat from Punjab is scheduled to be held on October 24, 2025.