Digital Desk: Charanjit Singh Channi becomes Congress chief ministerial candidate for Punjab, Rahul Gandhi announced today, days ahead of state elections in which the party is seeking a second term.
The Chief Ministerial face of Punjab, Mr. Gandhi informed the press that it was not his decision but the Punjab people, youth and members of the working committee took the call. "I have not decided about it. I asked Punjab's people, youth, members of the working committee, "I may have an opinion but your opinion is more important than mine, Punjabis told us that we need a person who can understand the poor".
Mr. Gandhi's announcement came after a tele poll where people were asked to choose between him and Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. The move, similar to Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, opened the Congress to many jeers.
The tele poll and the subsequent announcement were the results of a running feud between the Chief Minister and state party chief Navjot Sidhu, who has made his ambitions clear ever since he joined the Congress from the BJP ahead of the state elections in 2017.
Making it clear that his hand was forced in the matter, Rahul Gandhi had announced at a public meeting on January 27: "Normally, we do not declare a Chief Minister face but if Congress workers want, we will select a face as well. But we will consult Congress workers. They will decide".
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