Punjab elections 2022: Charanjit Singh Channi leading Congress survey on CM face
New Delhi, February 3: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi might be declared the Congress' chief minister face for the Punjab assembly elections 2022 as the report stated that he is leading in the survey the party is conducting to choose the CM candidate.
"Opinions of candidates, workers, and party MPs are being recorded so that any feud over the CM face between Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu can be avoided," stated a report.
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"Party is also calling general public through an automated call system to seek their opinion on CM face. The target of the party is to call around 1.5 crore people in the next 3 to 4 days," the report added.
Party coordinators are physically reaching out to the block president, district president, and all candidates to collect their opinion and hand it over to the party soon.
Meanwhile, the party's Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs from Punjab are also being contacted to their feedback on the two leaders in the race for becoming CM's face of the party.
"Party is making all these efforts because it is of the opinion the whole process should be transparent and the one who loses in the survey should not oppose the result in any manner," said a senior party member.
"Both Channi and Sidhu will have to accept the decision of survey as they have agreed for it before Rahul Gandhi," the leader said.
According to sources, in its initial trends, Channi is leading but the party wants to take sufficient time to announce it with proof so that Sidhu's displeasure can be handled.
In the survey, questions are only being asked about Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu. Thus, the party makes it clear that there is no other face in the race.
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-PTC News
