Ludhiana: Former AICC Chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday announced Charanjit Singh Channi as Chief Ministerial candidate for Congress in Punjab. On the public opinion of the Punjabi’s and members of Working Committees said that we need a person who can understand the poor and I may have an opinion but your opinion is more important than mine.

Rahul Gandhi’s announcement came after a tele-poll where people were asked to choose between him and Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Rahul Gandhi had announced at a public meeting on January 27^th normally, we do not declare a Chief Minister face but if Congress workers want, we will select a face as well. But we will consult Congress workers. They will decide

Congress opted for Channi, a leader from the Scheduled Caste community, who despite keeping a low profile, made it clear that he was no cipher.