Sensing Siddhu’s entry into the Congress, Manpreet Badal hurriedly went to Delhi and met with Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. It is worth remembering that Rahul had promised Badal that he will be next in line after Captain. But Siddhu’s entry into the party could change all that. An upset Badal bared his heart to Rahul and told him that he will leave the party if he is continuously ignored like this. To placate Badal, Rahul called up Captain then and there and said, “Ask Siddhu to speak to Badal first.” When Siddhu got the party’s message, he got really angry, and told Captain point-blank, “I can’t go knocking on every door.” And he chose to stay at home.