Congress is facing serious internal issues in Punjab after losing the recent Ludhiana Assembly by-election. On Wednesday, Bhupesh Baghel, Congress leader in charge of Punjab, said he knows about the differences among state leaders and will soon meet them to find a solution.
This comes after two senior leaders, Pargat Singh and Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon, resigned from their posts as state unit vice-presidents. In their resignation letters, they said the Punjab Congress needs restructuring. They also asked for a group review of the party’s poor performance in the Ludhiana bypoll.
Bharat Bhushan Ashu, the Congress candidate who lost the bypoll, also quit as working president of the Punjab Congress, increasing worries of a possible split in the party.
Sources say Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has informed the party high command about indiscipline during the campaign. Some leaders campaigned only for Ashu and not for the party, which caused more tension.
Before the bypoll, Warring and senior leader Partap Singh Bajwa did not take much part in campaigning. Instead, Ashu chose his own team, including Rana Gurjeet Singh—who had earlier called Warring a “selfish leader”.
These events show that Punjab Congress is dealing with deep internal conflicts and a lack of unity, especially after its recent defeat.
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