Rahul to announce Cong CM face for Punjab today

Chandigarh: The Congress is expected to declare its chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab assembly polls on Sunday with all eyes on party leader Rahul Gandhi who is likely to announce the name. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Congress’ state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu are the main contenders to be the CM face for the party though both have assured Gandhi that whosoever was chosen they will stand by the decision.

Rahul Gandhi will declare the name during his visit to Ludhiana on Sunday during a virtual rally, said a party leader, who did not want to be named, on Saturday. During his last visit to Punjab on January 27, Gandhi while addressing a virtual rally in Jalandhar had announced that the Congress will soon declare its chief ministerial face for the February 20 elections and a decision on it will be taken after consulting party workers. Senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa, meanwhile, told a TV channel that in his personal opinion there should be a status quo as far as the announcement of the CM face is concerned.