Captain Amarinder Singh is an politician who served as the Chief Minister of Punjab as a leader of the Congress party for two separate terms, once from 2002 to 2007, and again from 2017 to 2021. Born on March 11, 1972, Amarinder Singh also served as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee thrice. His father was the last Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala. He has also served in the Indian Army from 1963 to 1966. He was inducted into the Indian National Congress by Rajiv Gandhi, who was his friend from school. Singh was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980. Amarinder joined the Shiromani Akali Dal after he resigned from Congress as a protest to Operation Blue Star in the year 1984. He rejoined the Congress in 1998. Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the 26th Chief Minister of Punjab on 16 March 2017. But recently, he broke away from the Congress again after long infighting within the Punjab Congress. PPCC President Navjot Singh Sidhu is a big reason why Amarinder broke away from the party and resigned as the CM of Punjab. For the upcoming Punjab assembly elections in 2022, Amarinder Singh floated a new party Punjab Lok Congress, for which he is eyeing 24 MLAs from the ruling Congress party who are likely to be denied party nomination in the upcoming polls. However, he lost elections to AAP candidate.
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Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has described Charanjit Singh Channi as 'unsuitable' for chief minister's post. In an exclusive interaction with India TV, Amarinder Singh said BJP and his party Punjab Lok Congress will give the state its next CM.
BJP seems to have finalised its deal with Captain Amarinder's party for the upcoming polls in Punjab. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa will be acting as the third pillar in the alliance.
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh is meeting senior BJP leader and Union Minister Amit Shah in Delhi today. According to reports, the two leaders are likely to discuss the seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Punjab polls.
Ahead of the Punjab elections, BJP has allied with Captain Amarinder Singh's party and it being speculated that the party will be contesting on 70 seats in the upcoming elections. Moreover, PM Modi is all set to address a big rally in the first week of January in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a mega rally in Punjab in the first week of January to kickstart BJP's poll campaign in the state
Ahead of 2022 Punjab Elections, Captain Amarinder Singh's party has allied with BJP. Talking about the same, while Captain said that this alliance will surely win the election, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that he would disclose further details on seat sharing later.
Here is a very special episode of OMG for upcoming Punjab Elections where Every party is looking forward to Punjab Elections but God knows where Punjab Congress is looking at with their almost closed eyes.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh finally announced the name of his new party today. The name of his new party is Punjab Lok Congress. How effective will this party be come 2022?
Amid the ongoing tussle between Punjab unit of Congress and former CM Amarinder Singh, PPCC Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife has alleged that postings in Punjab did not take place without bribery. Navjot Kaur Sidhu alleged that Amarinder Singh gave away gifts to Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam by using these bribes. Her statement comes one day after Amarinder and Punjab deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa locked horns over the Pakistani journalist.
Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has said a probe would be carried out to ascertain whether Aroosa Alam, a Pakistani journalist who has been visiting former chief minister Amarinder Singh for several years, has links with the ISI.
Ahead of Punjab elections, Captain Amarinder Singh has announced that he will form a new party. He has also revealed his plans of allying with BJP, if the issue of farmers is resolved.
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday claimed that it was not party president Sonia Gandhi who made Amarinder Singh quit as the Punjab chief minister but he had to quit after 78 party MLAs sought his removal.
Captain Amrinder Singh replied to Harish Rawat stating that nation has witnessed how he was humiliated in the party.
Punjab congress crisis is about to get resolved, at least that`s what party leaders are pretending after the meeting between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Punjab Cheif Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
Congress finds itself in a tough spot in Punjab. On one hand where it is trying hard to bring back to Sidhu, Captain Amarinder Singh seems to be planning something big ahead of the Punjab polls. Watch this episode of Muqabla with Ajay Kumar.
Congress continues facing crisis in Punjab. While Congress had to work hard to bring back Sidhu to the PCC chair, Captain Amarinder Singh has upped the ante against the party. Watch this special iteration of India TV's OMG.
While Captain Amarinder Singh declared that he will be quitting Congress, he also put an end to the speculations of him joining BJP. Watch this episode of Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
Congress is facing an acute political crisis in Punjab. Issues ranging from Sidhu's resignation from the position of the PCC chief and Captain Amarinder Singh taking on the party, still remain unresolved. Watch Kurukshetra with Saurav Sharma.
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh interacted with media and said that he won't let Sidhu win the 2022 elections.
Amid the political crisis in Punjab, veteran Congress leader Natwar Singh took a swipe at Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka. In his statement, he said that nobody advises the Gandhi Family.
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