Navjot Sidhu To Meet Sonia Gandhi Today As Punjab Infighting Worsens

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is believed to be resistant to the Congress leadership's plan to elevate his rival Navjot Sidhu as state Congress chief, replacing Sunil Jakhar.

Navjot Singh Sidhu is expected to meet with Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi today, a day after a dramatic escalation in the party's Punjab crisis with a flurry of late night meetings between rival factions as a peace formula appeared to be a non-starter. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is believed to be resistant to the Congress leadership's plan to elevate his rival Navjot Sidhu as state Congress chief, replacing Sunil Jakhar. On Thursday, tensions peaked after reports started circulating of Mr Sidhu's promotion and a shake-up in the Punjab cabinet. By 9 pm, both Amarinder Singh and Mr Sidhu had rounded up MLAs and ministers on their side and gone into separate meetings.