Congress MP Navjot Kaur Sidhu on January 4 announced that her husband Navjot Singh Sidhu will “tentatively” contest elections from Amritsar East in Punjab.
He (Navjot Singh Sidhu) will tentatively contest Assembly elections from Amritsar East: Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Cong #PunjabPolls pic.twitter.com/0JN7b0dfG0
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The Election Commission today announced that the Punjab assembly elections will be held on February 4.
Cricketer-turned politician Navjot singh Sidhu’s wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu who quit the Bharatiya Janata Party recently, joined the Congress on 28 November along with former Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Pargat Singh.
Speculations were rife that Navjot Singh Sidhu who floated his political forum, “Awaaz-e-Punjab” more than 2 months ago, will also be joining the Congress.
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh who had announced the decision had asserted that with like-minded people joining the party, Congress will be further strengthened ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections.
Navjot Kaur Sidhu is a former MLA and represented Amritsar in Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Pargat Singh is also a former Punjab MLA after he was recently expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on charges of indulging in anti-party activities.
Meanwhile, Navjot Singh Sidhu quit the BJP in the month of September following differences with the party’s top leadership over the alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal for the upcoming Assembly elections.
Additionally, Ludhiana’s Bains brothers, who floated Aawaaz-e-Punjab – along with Navjot Singh Sidhu, recently joined Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party.
