Navjot Singh Sidhu appointed Punjab Congress chief ahead of 2022 Assembly polls

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has been named as the new chief Punjab Congress, while four others have been appointed as Working Presidents.

New Delhi: AICC chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday (July 18) announced the appointment of Navjot Singh Sidhu as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect. Issuing a party release, the cricketer-turned-politician has been named as the new chief of the state unit.  Apart from Sidhu, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Pawan Goel and Kuljit Singh Nagra have has also been appointed as Working Presidents of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. The decision comes after a slew of meetings Congress high command held with Sidhu and Punjab chief minster Amarinder Singh, both have been at loggerheads for some time now.