 His wife, BJP MLA from Amritsar East Navjot Kaur, welcomed Jaitley to the city.The reason for not allocating the ticket to Sidhu was said to be because of his spat with the Shiromani Akali Dal, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and party President Sukhbir Singh Badal, as well as other BJP personnel.Likewise, Jaswant Singh was reported to be seeking a seat from his native Barmer, Rajasthan.