Navjot Singh Sidhu Resigns As Punjab Congress Chief Following Defeat In Punjab Polls

Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked the party chiefs of the states to put in their papers, following Congress' defeat in the Punjab assembly polls. Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu submitted his resignation to Sonia Gandhi, on March 16. Punjab won 19 seats in the 117-member assembly, while AAP won 92 seats. Many of the Congress leaders blamed the infighting among party chiefs for the defeat.