Rift in Punjab unit: Rahul steps in, Congress top brass reviews Baghel’s report
Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reviewed a report by AICC general secretary Bhupesh Baghel on the Punjab unit's factional feud.
The meeting lasted over two hours and included AICC general secretary KC Venugopal.
Baghel spent nearly a week in Punjab consulting rival camps led by Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Charanjit Singh Channi but failed to broker peace.
Baghel declared Rahul Gandhi as the Congress’s only face in Punjab, signaling the party may not project a chief ministerial candidate for the 2027 assembly polls.
The leadership tussle has raised concerns that it could derail the party’s preparations for the upcoming assembly elections.
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