Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh could not manage ticket for his staunch supporters including former Union I&B Minister Manish Tewari and his close aide BIS Chahal's son. Manish Tewari's candidature could not get through in the face of a strong protest by Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu. Tewari was seeking ticket from Ludhiana (East). It turned out to be a victory for Bittu, a confidant of AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi, whose aide and Ludhiana-based councilor Sanjeev Talwar was nominated from the segment. Tewari had met Amarinder at his Delhi residence a few days ago. The party, however, decided against him. Tewari has been supporting Amarinder even when Partap Singh Bajwa was the Punjab Congress president. Tewari supported Amarinder even after Rahul Gandhi had visited Punjab and snubbed the leaders protesting against Bajwa.