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Navjot Singh Sidhu will not contest the Lok Sabha elections

BY The Connect News, Mar 13, 2024 3:47 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

The Congress high command was said to be preparing to field Navjot Singh Sidhu against Praneet Kaur, wife of Captain Amarinder Singh and likely BJP candidate from Patiala, but Navjot Sidhu said he would not contest due to family reasons. (Photo:Facebook/Navjot Singh Sidhu)

Former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu will not contest the Lok Sabha elections. Reports say that he has clearly refused to become a candidate to the Congress party high command.

The Congress high command was said to be preparing to field Navjot Singh Sidhu against Praneet Kaur, wife of Captain Amarinder Singh and likely BJP candidate from Patiala, but Navjot Sidhu said he would not contest due to family reasons.

Also, according to the information, the party can give tickets to almost all the present Congress MPs of Punjab.

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