City
Epaper

Navjot Singh Sidhu, Manmohan Singh among Cong star campaigners for Delhi Assembly polls

By ANI | Updated: January 22, 2020 12:15 IST

The Congress has released its list of star campaigners for the Delhi Assembly polls and named 40 leaders including party chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Open in App

The Congress has released its list of star campaigners for the Delhi Assembly polls and named 40 leaders including party chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Interestingly, Sidhu, who has made it to the list and is known to be an outspoken leader, has been away from the limelight, since his resignation as a minister in the Captain Amarinder Singh-led cabinet in Punjab in July last year.

Sidhu had grabbed headlines for his hug with Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa during Prime Minister Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony in Pakistan in August 2018.

He also addressed several rallies in the past attacking the BJP-led central government on a host of issues.

Apart from Sidhu and the Gandhi family, the list includes Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states including Captain Amarinder Singh (Punjab), Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh), Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh) and V Narayanasamy (Puducherry).

Also, Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has made it to the list of star campaigners.

Another interesting inclusion is actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress after resigning from BJP in April last year.

Other prominent leaders include -- Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra, Ajay Maken, Meira Kumar, Raj Babbar, Kapil Sibal, Shashi Tharoor, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Kirti Azad and Sushmita Dev.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee is also mentioned in the list.

Delhi, which has 70 seats, is slated to go to polls on February 8. The counting of votes will take place on February 11.

( With inputs from ANI )

Tags: Delhi Congresssidhugandhirajasthanpakistan
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalRajasthan Shocker: MBBS Student Dies By Suicide In Hostel PG Room Hours Before Exam

CricketPAK vs SA 2nd T20I LIVE Cricket Streaming: When and Where to Watch Pakistan vs South Africa Match in India

NationalRajasthan Cyber Crime: Fraudsters Hack Phones of Over 150 Women Using Wedding Card Trap, Attempt Data Theft and Money Transfers in Bhilwara

InternationalPakistan Blast: Six Soldiers, Including Captain, Killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Attack

NationalJaipur Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Warehouse in Kallan Shah Colony (Watch Video)

राजनीति Realted Stories

NationalGujarat Cabinet Expansion: BJP President JP Nadda To Discuss Cabinet Reshuffle With CM Bhupendra Patel Today

NationalPrashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party Announces List of 51 Candidates for Bihar Assembly Elections 2025

MumbaiAmeet Satam Appointed As Mumbai BJP President Ahead of BMC Polls

Maharashtra'Chaddi Baniyan' Protest at Maharashtra Assembly: Opposition Stages Agitation Against Sena MLA for Punching and Slapping Canteen Staff (Watch Video)

MaharashtraMaharashtra Monsoon Session: Ajit Pawar Slams Bhaskar Jadhav Over Fund Allegations, Says 'No Need for Unsolicited Advice'