Chandigarh, Sept. 18 -- Captain Amarinder Singh resigned on Saturday as Chief Minister of poll-bound Punjab and said he will oppose if state party president Navjot Singh Sidhu is named the next CM by the party.

Singh, who resigned from the post on Saturday amid dramatic developments and infighting fuelled by state party president Navjot Singh Sidhu, said he was feeling "humiliated" as the central leadership called a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party without consulting him.

The CLP meeting was meanwhile attended by 78 out of 80 MLAs in the state, who passed two resolutions unanimously - one thanking Singh, and other asking Congress President Sonia Gandhi to appoint his successor.

Singh, who was visibly miffed, and vocal about his ...