A senior Punjab Congress leader, Ravneet Singh Bittu, on Monday met prime minister Narendra Modi. The Congress was voted out of power in Punjab in the recent elections held in February this year. “Today met the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Sh. @narendramodi ji and discussed issues of Punjab,” the 46-year-old leader tweeted his photos with the prime minister.
The meeting has sparked a buzz about trouble in the party. Sonia Gandhi had asked all heads of the party units in five states – Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Goa and Uttar Pradesh – after a poor poll show in the latest round of assembly elections. Navjot Singh Sidhu had stepped down as the Punjab Congress chief.
The Congress in Punjab is said to have suffered due to its constant infighting which led to the dramatic exit of a veteran, Amarinder Singh, amid constant attacks from Sidhu. The high drama in the party has often made it to headlines as party’s top leadership try to settle differences.
The BJP managed to get just two seats in the state despite tying up with former chief minister Amarinder Singh, whereas, the AAP party made a landslide victory in Punjab.
