They had floated a party on October 28, triggering speculation of a rift in Awaaz-e-Punjab on a Congress tie-up. Not a copy of Badals in the form of Captain Amarinder," Simarjit said. Sources said Sidhu and Olympian Pargat were likely to join Congress soon. TOI had reported last month that Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder had offered Sidhu the Amritsar LS seat, from where he defeated Arun Jaitley in the 2014 general elections. Congress had also offered the former cricketer the post of deputy chief minister if it were to win the assembly elections.

Source: Times of India November 20, 2016 23:28 UTC