Ahead of the announcement of the chief ministerial face of the Congress, State Party Chief Navjot Sidhu on Saturday said the move will decide whether 60 candidates are elected as MLAs or not. The magic figure in the 117-member Punjab Assembly is 59, the number needed to form the Government in the state.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to announce the chief ministerial face of the party during his visit to Ludhiana on Sunday.
Sidhu also stressed that a person who has a roadmap for Punjab and who enjoys the people's trust can only ensure 60 contestants get elected as legislators. For the last several weeks, both Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu have, directly or indirectly, made a case for themselves to be declared as the party's nominee for the top post.
Addressing the media in Amritsar on Saturday, Sidhu who is contesting from Amritsar East seat, said he was never a "worshipper of power". "But today Punjab has to decide a big thing. A person will become CM if there are 60 MLAs. Nobody is talking about 60 MLAs. Nobody talks about on which roadmap the government will be formed," he said. Sidhu again batted for his Punjab Model for bringing the state back on its feet.
"I came (into Congress) because I have concern for Punjab,'' he said. Sidhu said his fight has always been against those who have looted Punjab.