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Punjab power tussle: How last minute wheeling and dealing cost front-runners
Fppolitics •The worst of the bitter power tussle in Punjab Congress might be over. However, the behind-the-scenes political wheeling and dealin has brought the party's dirty laundry out in the open just months before elections
Navjot Singh Sidhu a national security threat, won't accept him as Punjab CM, says Amarinder Singh
Fp Staff •Making it clear that he had no intention of quitting politics, Singh said there was no question of supporting Sidhu, who was 'clearly mixed up with Pakistan and a danger, as well as a disaster, for Punjab and the country'
'I feel humiliated': Amarinder Singh steps down as Punjab CM amid Congress crisis
Fp Staff •He further said the Congress is free to 'appoint whoever they trust', adding that he would 'exercise his options when the time comes'
From Sunil Jakhar to Navjot Singh Sidhu, probable faces for Punjab CM post after Amarinder's exit
Fp Staff •Former Punjab President Sunil Jakhar has emerged as a frontrunner amid reports that the party wants to project a non Sikh chief ministerial face ahead of polls to counter AAP which is gaining ground in the state
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh 'likely to quit' ahead of key meet as Congress crisis deepens
Fp Staff •The reaction comes after it was revealed that over 50 MLAs had written to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, demanding that he be replaced
Punjab Congress crisis reaches a cusp: Amarinder agrees to Sidhu's elevation, but no official word yet
Fp Staff •Rawat also informed Singh that three to four working presidents of the chief minister's choice would also be appointed along with Sidhu, sources said
Why speculation surrounding Prashant Kishor is escalating and the Sharad Pawar angle
Fp Staff •The newest twist in the tale came on Wednesday when Rahul Gandhi aide Archana Dalmia sent out a tweet giving Kishor a 'warm welcome into the Congress family' only to subsequently delete it
Amid Punjab Congress crisis, former state minister Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
•The Congress leadership is trying to revamp the party's Punjab unit and present a united face ahead of Assembly elections in the state early next year