Channi touched his feet, after which Sidhu cheered the party’s Chief Ministerial candidate by raising his hand in jubilation. Soon, Rahul Gandhi was seen hugging Sidhu, Channi, and Sunil Jakhar.

Channi then became the first Dalit CM of the state, just months ahead of the assembly polls. The Congress, however, faced a rout, winning just 18 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party won 92 of the 117 seats.

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Channi was picked up as Chief Minister after Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the post in September last year amid unending infighting in the party.

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Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann too questioned separately Gandhi's description of Channi as belonging to 'gareeb ghar', asking 'from which angle, is he poor'.

The Sidhu-Channi meeting scheduled at 3pm on Thursday was an indication of a thaw between Sidhu and Channi as Sidhu travelled from Patiala to Chandigarh to attend the meeting.

Channi first left the meeting venue around 6 pm while Sidhu came out about half an hour later. No party leader spoke to the media after the meeting concluded.