Ambika Soni News

A big news is coming about the post of Congress President. Two new names have come up regarding this post. There is a discussion about the names of Pawan Bansal and Ambika Soni.

Jakhar had quit the Congress after lashing out at former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi He said Channi was "not an asset" as portrayed by the party leadership

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday held a meeting with the party leadership at her residence in Janpath 10 to discuss the party’s roadmap ahead, especially political expert Prashant Kishor’s entry into the party.

After her refusal, the Congress which wanted Ambika Soni to become the CM after Capt Amarinder Singh resigned, is now considering other names, including Pratap Singh Bajwa, Sukhwinder Singh Randhawa and Ravneet Singh Bittu. Earlier, the party had decided to appoint Sunil Jhakhar as the Chief Minister, but now the party leadership is having second thoughts on his name.

Ambika Soni has refused to become the CM of Punjab. She said that only a Sikh face should be the Chief Minister of Punjab. Congress has called a meeting of the legislature party in Chandigarh today, in which a decision will be taken on who will become the new CM.

After the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh as the Chief Minister, all kinds of speculations are being done about the name of the new 'Captain' of Punjab. In such a situation, Sonia Gandhi can announce the new Chief Minister of the state today (Sunday). Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sunil Jakhar, and Ambika Soni's names are included in the race for the post of Chief Minister.

In a major organisational reshuffle, the Congress on Friday dropped senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ambika Soni as general secretaries. Several other leaders Motilal Vora, Mallikarjun Kharge and Luizinho Falerio were also dropped from their posts. Azad and Soni, however, continue in the reconstituted working committee.

The Congress has accused EAM Swaraj of misleading the nation over Indians killed in Iraq.

Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh is scheduled to arrive here on Sunday, heading the party's policy planning group on Jammu and Kashmir, in an effort to bring peace in the state.

The Congress on Saturday appointed former Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde as its general secretary incharge of party affairs in Himachal Pradesh, replacing Ambika Soni.

The Congress general secretary said she has asked the leadership to lighten her duties due to her health.

In a bid to win Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Congress may join hands with Progressive Democratic Front (PDF).

Rahul Gandhi will soon become the Congress party President, party leader Ambika Soni said on Tuesday.

The Congress on Saturday dubbed the cabinet meeting, which was held today in the national capital to decide on the political crisis in Uttarakhand, as the last phase of drama scripted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).