Punjab. There is strong speculation about Navjot Singh Sidhu returning to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). At the same time, the saffron party is preparing to field another former cricketer Yuvraj Singh from Gurdaspur seat. There is a lot of speculation regarding both of them. Let us tell you that Sidhu has been critical of the Centre’s methods on farmers’ issues. However, he is becoming isolated in Punjab Congress. He is holding his rallies away from the party line. Therefore it is being said that he wants to return to his old party.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is said to have close relations with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Despite this, he is not running in Punjab Congress. Amidst all this, BJP leaders feel that he can rejoin his parent party. BJP can also make him the candidate in the Lok Sabha elections from Punjab. BJP official Somdev Sharma said that there are strong indications of Sidhu joining the party. “Discussions are underway with other BJP leaders and potential candidates in anticipation of his joining,” he said. Amritsar Lok Sabha seat has traditionally been a stronghold for the BJP. Somdev Sharma is confident that Sidhu can be a winning candidate if the party decides to field him from Amritsar.
Let us tell you that BJP can field former cricketer Yuvraj Singh from Gurdaspur, from where Sunny Deol is the MP. “The latest indication of this is his meeting with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari,” Sharma said. Even before this, BJP has fielded celebrity parachute candidates like Vinod Khanna and Deol from Gurdaspur.