Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to make the announcement at a virtual rally scheduled to be held in Ludhiana on Sunday. AICC sources said the party’s internal surveys had put Channi ahead of others “by a huge margin”.
The Congress is learnt to have reached out to a cross-section of party workers, leaders and contestants to get a view on the issue.Meanwhile, PCC chief Navjot Sidhu hours before the rally tweeted. ”Nothing great was ever achieved without an act of decision …. Warm welcome to our leading light Rahul Ji , who comes to give clarity to Punjab …. All will abide by his decision !!!”
In Amritsar, PCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu had asserted that the CM face, his character and morality would decide whether or not the party’s party’s 60 nominees would be elected as MLAs. Sidhu said only a person who had the roadmap for bringing Punjab out of mafia rule and economic crisis and having the people’s faith in him could ensure the victory of 60 candidates (59 magic mark in 117-seat House) in the poll. Emphasising that people should elect an honest leader at the top, he said the party high command was “mature enough to take the best decision”.
