2
Navjot Kaur Sidhu: Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife and party leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu said about the internal factionalism going on in Congress that only the one who gives Rs 500 crore becomes the CM.
7 December, 2025
Navjot Kaur Sidhu: Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife and party leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu has made many shocking revelations about the politics of Punjab. He said that the party makes only the one who gives them money as Chief Minister. After meeting Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Saturday on several issues including the allegedly deteriorating law and order in the state, Navjot Kaur has put a big condition before the Congress for her husband Sidhu’s return to politics.
‘Only the one who gives Rs 500 crore becomes CM’
Navjot Kaur has said that if Congress declares her the chief ministerial face of the party in Punjab, then she will come back to active politics. Navjot Kaur Sidhu further said that she does not have money to give to any party, but she can make Punjab a “Golden State”. He told reporters, “We always talk about Punjab and Punjabiyat…but we do not have Rs 500 crore which we can give to sit on the Chief Minister’s chair.” When he was asked whether anyone had asked him for money, he said that no one had asked, but “the one who gives a suitcase worth Rs 500 crore becomes the CM.”
Is factionalism going on in Congress?
Navjot Kaur also pointed to the “infighting” within the Punjab Congress unit and claimed that there are already five leaders contending for the post of Chief Minister and they will not allow Sidhu to come forward. She said her husband was “very attached” to the Congress and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, but with so much internal fighting, I don’t think they will allow Navjot Sidhu to be promoted as there are already five CM faces and they are hell-bent on defeating the Congress. If they (high command) understand this then it is a different matter.”
Elections will be held in 2027
It is noteworthy that assembly elections are going to be held in Punjab in 2027. In such a situation, Punjab politics has already started heating up. In such a situation, there is also speculation about Sidhu’s return. Sidhu, former chief of Punjab Congress, has not been participating in party events and activities for the last several months. He also did not campaign in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Sidhu made a comeback to cricket commentary in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. In April, Sidhu launched his new YouTube channel ‘Navjot Sidhu Official’ to share his life experiences, talk about cricket, commentary, motivational talks, lifestyle. At that time, when Sidhu was asked about returning to active politics, he had said that only time will tell.
Also read- ‘Hindu is not the rate of growth, Hindustan is the rate of growth’, PM Modi said on the mentality of slavery.
