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With Jaitley's arrival, Sidhu's Punjab politics over for now

Amritsar: Top leaders of Punjab's ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance can breathe easy now. Having been involved in a war of words with BJP's Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu in recent times, they may not have

”We see him more on TV rather than in the constituency. He has run into trouble with the Akalis, BJP leaders and district administration officers. He needs to change his ways,” Ashwini Chawla, a trader in Amritsar's congested Hall Bazaar area, told IANS.

Sidhu was called by the BJP national leadership to New Delhi in the past week and is believed to have been offered a seat in Delhi. However, he refused to contest from anywhere but Amritsar.

Having been a star campaigner for the BJP in other states, the BJP is unlikely to let go the sulking Sidhu. He could soon salvage some pride if he gets back to parliament via the Rajya Sabha route later this year.