Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned as the Punjab Congress president on Tuesday, is likely to continue in the post, reports said quoting sources in the party. The party high command will also set up a coordination committee which will be consulted before any major decision by the state government.
The decisions were taken after a meeting between Sidhu and Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Nanni at Punjab Bhavan in Chandigarh. The meeting that lasted for over two hours was also attended by AICC observer Harish Chaudhary, minister Pargat Singh and Punjab Congress working president Kuljit Nagra.
According to reports, the coordination committee will comprise the chief minister, Sidhu and a representative of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
After the meeting, both Channi and Sidhu had left the venue without talking to media, but party sources said that the issues raised by Sidhu will be put before the cabinet on October 4.
The Punjab unit of the Congress is in turmoil after Amarinder Singh was removed as chief minister and its chief Sidhu resigned from his post ahead of the crucial assembly elections in the state early next year.
Factionalism in the party came to the fore over recent appointments of the new cabinet and other top officials.
