Chandigarh: In Punjab, questions are constantly being raised about who is the face of the chief minister’s post from the Congress side. At the same time, the answer to this question is going to be found soon. According to information received from sources, on January 6, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will announce who will be the face of CM in Ludhiana.
It is to be known that, in front of Rahul Gandhi, Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu had demanded to announce the name of who will be the Chief Minister in the elections. Addressing the election meeting held in Patiala, Sidhu said, “People are constantly asking questions about who will be the Chief Minister of Congress in the state. If the party announces the name of the CM, then the party will form the government again by winning more than 70 seats.
workers will decide the name
Responding to Sidhu’s question, Rahul Gandhi had said that the Congress party would go to the polls with the chief minister’s face in the upcoming elections. Rahul had further said that the party would announce the name of the Chief Minister after asking the workers. With this, the Congress leader had said, “Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi and State Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu assured me that whoever leads Punjab, another person will support him.”
42 MLAs gave me support
There is a constant tussle in the Congress over the chief minister’s post. Meanwhile, former state president Sunil Jakhar has made a big disclosure. Addressing the people, he said that after the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh, 42 MLAs supported his name for the Chief Minister. While Charanjit Singh Channi had the support of only two MLAs, but still the party made Channi the CM. This video of Jakhar has become increasingly viral on social media.
At the same time, it was also seen in the video saying that out of 79 MLAs of the party, 12 MLAs had given their support to make Preneet Kaur, MP from Patiala and wife of Captain, Chief Minister. At the same time, six had given their consent in the name of Navjot Singh Sidhu.