Reports of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu meeting in New Delhi recently have fueled talks of an alliance between the Congress and Sidhu's newly formed political outfit Awaze-e-Punjab ahead of the Punjab elections.
Assembly polls in Punjab are expected to be held in early 2017. It is learnt that both leaders held preliminary discussions on the possibility of a likely alliance. Sidhu is looking for a common minimum programme to ally with the Congress.
Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh reached New Delhi on tuesday night. He is expected to participate in the discussion. Sidhu is "averse" to Capt Singh, after burning bridges with the BJP and perhaps even with the AAP, joining hands with the Congress remains an option, at least for now.
At the time of the announcement of his new outfit, Sidhu was critical of the ruling Badals and Capt Amarinder Singh.
He has been reluctant to join hands with the Congress headed by Capt Singh. However, one of the founder members of his outfit has been pushing for a dialogue with the Congress to work out a plausible agenda for Punjab's betterment.
Former cricketer Mohammand Azharuddin and election strategist for the Congress for the Punjab elections, Prashant Kishore, have worked to get the two outfit leaders to talk, it is learnt.
Days after he announced his political outfit, Sidhu said his outfit will not be a political party. Instead, he said, the outfit will be open for an alliance with parties or outfits for the betterment of Punjab.
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Reports of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu meeting in New Delhi recently have fueled talks of an alliance between the Congress and Sidhu’s newly formed political outfit Awaze-e-Punjab ahead of the Punjab elections.
Assembly polls in Punjab are expected to be held in early 2017. It is learnt that both leaders held preliminary discussions on the possibility of a likely alliance. Sidhu is looking for a common minimum programme to ally with the Congress.
Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh reached New Delhi on tuesday night. He is expected to participate in the discussion. Sidhu is "averse” to Capt Singh, after burning bridges with the BJP and perhaps even with the AAP, joining hands with the Congress remains an option, at least for now.
At the time of the announcement of his new outfit, Sidhu was critical of the ruling Badals and Capt Amarinder Singh.
He has been reluctant to join hands with the Congress headed by Capt Singh. However, one of the founder members of his outfit has been pushing for a dialogue with the Congress to work out a plausible agenda for Punjab’s betterment.
Former cricketer Mohammand Azharuddin and election strategist for the Congress for the Punjab elections, Prashant Kishore, have worked to get the two outfit leaders to talk, it is learnt.
Days after he announced his political outfit, Sidhu said his outfit will not be a political party. Instead, he said, the outfit will be open for an alliance with parties or outfits for the betterment of Punjab.
Assembly polls in Punjab are expected to be held in early 2017. It is learnt that both leaders held preliminary discussions on the possibility of a likely alliance. Sidhu is looking for a common minimum programme to ally with the Congress.
Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh reached New Delhi on tuesday night. He is expected to participate in the discussion. Sidhu is "averse" to Capt Singh, after burning bridges with the BJP and perhaps even with the AAP, joining hands with the Congress remains an option, at least for now.
At the time of the announcement of his new outfit, Sidhu was critical of the ruling Badals and Capt Amarinder Singh.
He has been reluctant to join hands with the Congress headed by Capt Singh. However, one of the founder members of his outfit has been pushing for a dialogue with the Congress to work out a plausible agenda for Punjab's betterment.
Former cricketer Mohammand Azharuddin and election strategist for the Congress for the Punjab elections, Prashant Kishore, have worked to get the two outfit leaders to talk, it is learnt.
Days after he announced his political outfit, Sidhu said his outfit will not be a political party. Instead, he said, the outfit will be open for an alliance with parties or outfits for the betterment of Punjab.
Reports of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu meeting in New Delhi recently have fueled talks of an alliance between the Congress and Sidhu’s newly formed political outfit Awaze-e-Punjab ahead of the Punjab elections.Assembly polls in Punjab are expected to be held in early 2017. It is learnt that both leaders held preliminary discussions on the possibility of a likely alliance. Sidhu is looking for a common minimum programme to ally with the Congress.
Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh reached New Delhi on tuesday night. He is expected to participate in the discussion. Sidhu is "averse” to Capt Singh, after burning bridges with the BJP and perhaps even with the AAP, joining hands with the Congress remains an option, at least for now.
At the time of the announcement of his new outfit, Sidhu was critical of the ruling Badals and Capt Amarinder Singh.
He has been reluctant to join hands with the Congress headed by Capt Singh. However, one of the founder members of his outfit has been pushing for a dialogue with the Congress to work out a plausible agenda for Punjab’s betterment.
Former cricketer Mohammand Azharuddin and election strategist for the Congress for the Punjab elections, Prashant Kishore, have worked to get the two outfit leaders to talk, it is learnt.
Days after he announced his political outfit, Sidhu said his outfit will not be a political party. Instead, he said, the outfit will be open for an alliance with parties or outfits for the betterment of Punjab.