New Delhi: After much discussions and a slew of meetings, it is being said that the Congress high command has chosen Sukhjinder Randhawa for the position of Punjab Chief Minister.
According to ANI sources, after discussion with the Punjab MLAs, AICC has proposed the name of Sukhjinder Randhawa for the post of CM, a meeting is going on at the residence of Rahul Gandhi with Ambika Soni in Delhi.
Sources have also said that two deputy Chief Ministers are likely to be elected along with the Chief Minister.
Earlier during the day, when he was asked if he will be taking charge of Punjab he asserted that he has never hankered after posts.
Asked that his name was among the frontrunners, Randhawa replied he or his family "never hankers for any post".
When the media persons asked that can it be assumed that they are talking to the future chief minister, Randhawa quipped, " You are talking to a Congressman".
In a veiled dig at Amarinder Singh, he then added, "A chief minister remains (in his post) only till the time when his party, people of the state stand by him".
Congress veteran Capt. Amarinder Singh resigned as chief minister of Punjab with less than five months to go for the Assembly polls after a bruising power struggle with state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, and had said that he felt "humiliated" over the way the party handled the protracted crisis.