Overview
- AICC Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel said the former MLA, earlier under suspension, has now been expelled on disciplinary grounds.
- Navjot Kaur Sidhu posted on X attacking Rahul Gandhi, using the 'Pappu' slur and alleging his inner circle shields him and sells tickets.
- Her recent social media activity, including a welcome message for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, prompted speculation about a BJP return, though she also wrote that she has not met the party.
- She was suspended on December 8, 2025 after claiming a 'suitcase of Rs 500 crore' was needed to become Congress’s chief ministerial face in Punjab.
- Analysts and party figures say the episode leaves Navjot Singh Sidhu politically weakened, with his future in the Congress uncertain.