Jakhar's nomination could be motivated by the desire to create a combination of a Hindu Sikh chief minister and a Jat Sikh president of the Punjab Congress.

Sunil Jakhar to replace Capt Amarinder, Cong intends to announce new CM in CLP meet: Source

Reportedly, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh may resign at 4 PM, an hour before the meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).

CM Amarinder Singh may resign before CLP meet: Sources

Congress intends to announce the new chief minister shortly, as well as preparing for the swearing-in before the shradhs start.

CM Amarinder asked to resign, likely to quit Congress: Sources

Today’s CLP meet will decide the fate of Chief Minister Amarinder. Congress has 80 MLAs in the 117-strong state assembly and if the majority votes against Capt, his CM’s chair will surely be at risk.

‘Can’t continue with such humiliation’, Capt Amarinder tells Sonia Gandhi

In the name of the 18-point formula, the anti-capt camp can move a no-confidence motion against CM pushing the party high command to take a big decision.

What could we expect from today’s Punjab CLP meet? Three possibilities

While he quit, Mali again targeted Capt Amarinder saying if anything happens the latter should be held responsible.

Citing threat to life Mali ‘withdraws consent from tendering suggestions to Sidhu'

On August 9, Sidhu criticized his government for failing to act against SAD leader Bikram Majithia and others accused of being engaged in a narcotics trafficking case in 2018.

Capt Amarinder to meet Sonia Gandhi today, likely to discuss Cabinet reshuffle

Amid Gehlot and Sachin Pilot tussle, Maken has retweeted a tweet that was in support of Sidhu’s elevation as Punjab unit head and criticised the CM’s including Amarinder Singh, Ashok Gehlot, and the late Sheila Dikshit.

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