Navjot Singh Sidhu Likely To Be Named Punjab Congress Chief: Sources

As part of a compromise reached between the factions, Amarinder Singh is also set to overhaul his Council of Ministers, with Charanjit Channi and Gurpreet Kangar likely to be sacked

Sulking Punjab leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to be appointed as chief of the Congress' state unit shortly, sources said Thursday afternoon, as the party battles to contain infighting that has endangered its campaign for next year's Assembly election. Mr Sidhu, whose intense feud with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh sparked the civil war within Congress' Punjab ranks, will replace Sunil Jakkar in that position, with two other leaders likely to be named Working Presidents. As part of a compromise reached between the factions, Amarinder Singh is also set to overhaul his Council of Ministers, with Charanjit Channi and Gurpreet Kangar likely to be sacked.