Congress president Sonia Gandhi , on Tuesday, had asked the party presidents of the five states to step down. According to party sources, the move was initiated as a first step towards “reorganisation” ahead of the forthcoming polls, including the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi: Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday tendered an online resignation from his post in the backdrop of Punjab elections fiasco of the party. “As desired by the Congress President I have sent my resignation,” he wrote on Twitter with a copy of his letter addressed to Sonia Gandhi.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi , on Tuesday, had asked the party presidents of the five states to step down. According to party sources, the move was initiated as a first step towards “reorganisation” ahead of the forthcoming polls, including the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, through a tweet, had informed that the resignations were sought to “facilitate the reorganisation” of the state Congress units.
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal, Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar, Manipur Congress chief Loken Singh and Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu were asked to resign, said party officials.
As per sources, the party considers Punjab’s loss as the worst as it collapsed after months of infighting mainly between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Captain Amarinder Singh. It is also believed that Captain Singh’s eleventh-hour replacement by Charanjit Singh Channi also cost the party, said Congress insiders.
When the infighting started, Sidhu was the Punjab Congress chief while Captain Singh was the chief minister of the state. The party failed to put up a credible fight in the remaining four states too where it had hoped for a comeback.
