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According to media reports,  Sidhu, 52, is expected to join the Aam Aadmi Party. The speculation was boosted by AAP chief and  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's tweet : "People can give their rt hand for an RS seat. Ever seen a sitting RS MP resigning to save his state? I salute Sidhu ji for his courage."

 

Speculations are also on whether the AAP, on an aggressive invasion drive in the poll-bound Punjab, wants to prop the cricketer-turned-politician as its Chief Ministerial candidate. The AAP has, however, refused to comment on the issue.

 

In his resignation letter yesterday,  Sidhu wrote, "In the war of right or wrong, you can't afford to be neutral."

AAP, which rules the roost in Delhi, has already made its presence felt in Punjab, winning four seats in the 2014 general election.

Sidhu has been reportedly upset with the BJP since 2014, when his parliamentary constituency of Amritsar was assigned to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who lost the election.