Sunil Jakhar

Abki Baar Kiski Sarkar: Who will succeed Amarinder Singh?

Elections | Sep 19, 2021, 02:33 PM IST

Amarinder Singh resigned as Punjab chief minister on Saturday, saying he felt 'humiliated' at the way the party handled the infighting in the state unit. Congress MLAs in Punjab have meanwhile reiterated that the decision over the prospective candidate for the post of Punjab CM lies in the hands of the party's high command. Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, current state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa are frontrunners for the post of the CLP leader, the sources said.

Rahul has taken a bold decision, says Sunil Jakhar amid speculations of leadership change in Punjab

News | Sep 18, 2021, 02:20 PM IST

Amid fresh rumblings in the Punjab unit of Congress, the party has convened an urgent meeting of its legislators in the state in Chandigarh today at 5 pm. Sunil Jakhar spoke on the same, saying that Rahul Gandhi has taken a bold decision.

Navjot Singh Sidhu appointed President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee

Politics | Jul 18, 2021, 10:20 PM IST

Congress Interim president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday appointed Navjot Singh Sidhu as president of Punjab Congress Committee with immediate effect.

Akali Dal not only lost farmers', but also ended up losing ministerial berth: Sunil Jakhar

News | Sep 18, 2020, 12:51 PM IST

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee's chief Sunil Jakhar reacted to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur's resignation from the Union Cabinet over two farm related bills passed in Lok Sabha.

Congress' Sunil Jakhar wins bypoll for Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat

News | Oct 15, 2017, 02:31 PM IST