Afterdisgruntled Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu met Priyanka Gandhi Vadraand Rahul Gandhi separately on Wednesday, there is a speculation that PriyankaGandhi has suggested that Sidhu be made Punjab Congress chief, but Punjab ChiefMinister Captain Amarinder Singh and some of the other factions in the party are notaccepting this formula.
Apartfrom the state leaders, even Rahul Gandhi has reportedly not given his consentto the formula though he met Sidhu on the insistence of Priyanka Gandhi.
Sourcessaid that Punjab leaders may accept him as the working president, but not as afull-fledged state unit chief as the Chief Minister is keen on having anon-Sikh face as the state Congress president.
ThePunjab in-charge for Congress, Harish Rawat, has said that it's a good signthat Rahul Gandhi has met the former-cricketer-turned politician, adding thatthe issue is likely to be resolved around next week.
Meanwhile,Amarinder Singh had called the MLAs supporting him for lunch in Chandigarh onThursday and is believed to have discussed the future strategy.
Themove has reportedly upset the party high command, which sees it as a show ofstrength, especially when the panel formed by the Congress to look into thePunjab issue has said that there is no question of removing the Chief Minister.
Meanwhile,Sidhu has remained tight-lipped about what transpired during his meetings withRahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday, neither did the Congress makeany official statement.
Sources,however, said that a solution is being worked out to defuse the tension betweenthe two factions of the party in Punjab.
Thecricketer-turned-politician's meeting with Rahul Gandhi came a day after thelatter said that no meeting was scheduled between him and Sidhu.