Sidhu joins Cong, meets Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu joined the Congress ahead of assembly elections in Punjab after meeting with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who welcomed him into the party. The 58-year-old had quit the BJP in September 2016, complaining that he had been sidelined. Sidhu came on board after lengthy negotiations and several rounds of meetings with Gandhi. His wife Navjot Kaur said he would be contesting from the Amritsar East seat. Sources also said he would get one ticket per family for some of his supporters. As one of the party's star campaigner, he would also address more than 70 rallies. But it is not clear whether he would be offered the post of the deputy Chief Minister, as he had earlier demanded.