Sonia Gandhi sacks five state Congress' presidents; Move after poll debacle

After poll debacle, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has shown door to Sidhu, 4 other state Congress chiefs. Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sacked the party's chiefs in the five states where it suffered massive defeats last week, taking what it called the first step towards 'reorganisation'. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who took over as Punjab Congress chief eight months ago, is among the leaders asked to resign. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted that the resignations were sought to "facilitate the reorganisation" of the state Congress units. Watch this report for more. #Congress #SoniaGandhi #RahulGandhi #PriyankaGandhi #Sidhu #Polls