The party's Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar, who had lost the election from his Abohar constituency in the recent assembly polls, is the frontrunner, party sources said.
The Gurdaspur seat fell vacant in April after the untimely death of sitting BJP MP and actor Vinod Khanna.
The meeting between Singh and Gandhi lasted around 30 minutes, party sources said. The candidate is likely to be announced within a couple of days, the sources said.
The Punjab Congress yesterday authorised Sonia and vice president Rahul Gandhi to take the final call on the name of candidate for the bypoll.
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