Will BJP welcome Capt Amarinder Singh with minimum support price deal?
3 years, 3 months ago

Will BJP welcome Capt Amarinder Singh with minimum support price deal?

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amidst the changing political situation in the poll-bound state of Punjab, speculation is rife that the Narendra Modi government could bring in a legal backing for Minimum Support Price, one of the key demands of farmer unions who have been protesting against the farm laws for the past one year. There are also murmurs that former chief minister Amarinder Singh, who has been supporting the farmer unions' demand, could join the BJP. Punjab's farming community had been a strong votebank of the BJP's former ally SAD, but have been miffed with both over the contentious farm laws, forcing SAD to quit the NDA fold. Protest by farmer unions against the three laws is a major cause of worry for the BJP poll managers who had been preparing the organisation in Punjab to come out of the shadow of former ally SAD.

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Amarinder Singh's party Punjab Lok Congress to merge with BJP on September 19
2 years, 3 months ago

Amarinder Singh's party Punjab Lok Congress to merge with BJP on September 19

India TV News  

Amarinder Singh to join BJP: In what could be a big political development in Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh's party Punjab Lok Congress is going to merge with BJP on September 19. Amarinder Singh had formed a new political party- Punjab Lok Congress- after he quit the Congress party following his removal from the post of CM late last year. Captain's …

Capt Amarinder Singh to merge party with BJP, claims saffron party leader
2 years, 6 months ago

Capt Amarinder Singh to merge party with BJP, claims saffron party leader

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh is likely to merge his party Punjab Lok Congress with the BJP after his return from London, where he is recovering after a spinal surgery. Though there is no word from the party, senior Punjab BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal on Saturday claimed that a decision in this connection has been made. …

Punjab Polls: BJP Falls Back on Trusty 'Modi Model' to Offset CM Face Advantage for Congress and AAP
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Polls: BJP Falls Back on Trusty 'Modi Model' to Offset CM Face Advantage for Congress and AAP

News 18  

Sensing that the announcement of the chief ministerial candidates by the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress could give them an advantage, the Bharatiya Janata Party is pitching the governance model of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a counter during its campaign to the February 20 assembly polls in Punjab. Having parted ways with the Shiromani Akali Dal, the BJP …

Who will form the next government in Punjab?
3 years ago

Who will form the next government in Punjab?

India Today  

With the victorious farmers coming back home, a big issue concerning the rural population is off the hook and the state’s first Dalit chief minister, Charanjit Channi, is on a roll trying to pull in the Dalit votes. Akali Dal Advantages a) Sukhbir Badal is trying to bring the dominant Jat Sikh community back into the SAD fold b) Jat …

Amarinder Singh announces new political party, open to seat-sharing with the BJP
3 years, 2 months ago

Amarinder Singh announces new political party, open to seat-sharing with the BJP

The Hindu  

Captain Amarinder Singh, who had made no secret of his plan to leave the Congress after being removed as Chief Minister of Punjab, today announced the formation of a new political party which would aim to present a "united front" to defeat "the Akali Dal, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress". Soon after he resigned and Charanjit Singh Channi …

How Amarinder Singh's potential entry into the saffron fold could disrupt Punjab politics
3 years, 2 months ago

How Amarinder Singh's potential entry into the saffron fold could disrupt Punjab politics

India Today  

All those keeping a watch on Punjab politics have gone back to their drawing boards to understand the changing dynamics of former chief minister Amarinder Singh’s ‘rebellion’ against the Congress and his openly assertion that he is floating a new political party and is not averse to a seats arrangement with the BJP. The BJP believes the unions have four …

Navjot Singh Sidhu calls Amarinder 'architect of farm laws', Captain responds
3 years, 2 months ago

Navjot Singh Sidhu calls Amarinder 'architect of farm laws', Captain responds

India TV News  

Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday reacted to the state's Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's remark calling the former the 'architect of farm laws', and said that Sidhu is clueless about Punjab and its farmers' interests. Calling Sidhu a fraud and a cheat, Captain Amarinder Singh said that it is hilarious that his comments come at a time …

‘Can do a lot for Punjab': Captain Amarinder says Congress lost ground after Sidhu's elevation
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Can do a lot for Punjab': Captain Amarinder says Congress lost ground after Sidhu's elevation

Firstpost  

Amarinder, who was one of the Congress’ powerful regional satraps, also said he had never experienced “this sort of interference ever as a chief minister" Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that after he left the Congress, he could have either floated a new party or join someone else, adding that he could not have sat …

Punjab elections: Captain Amarinder to announce his party soon, may form alliance with BJP
3 years, 2 months ago

Punjab elections: Captain Amarinder to announce his party soon, may form alliance with BJP

India TV News  

In what could be seen as a complete game-changer in Punjab politics, former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that he is going to announce his party soon which would be in alliance with the BJP. In a series of tweets by Singh's advisor Raveen Thukral on behalf of captain said, "The battle for Punjab’s future is on. …

Amarinder Singh to launch new party, hopes for seat pact with BJP for 2022 Punjab polls
3 years, 2 months ago

Amarinder Singh to launch new party, hopes for seat pact with BJP for 2022 Punjab polls

India Today  

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced that he would launch his own political party soon and hinted at a possible alliance with the BJP for the 2022 state election if the Centre rolls back the three farm laws. Also looking at alliance with like-minded parties such as breakaway Akali groups, particularly Dhindsa & Brahmpura factions’: @capt_amarinder …

Capt Amarinder meets Amit Shah, rumours of his entry into BJP swirl
3 years, 3 months ago

Capt Amarinder meets Amit Shah, rumours of his entry into BJP swirl

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amid raging speculation over former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s next political move, the Congress stalwart on Wednesday met Union home minister Amit Shah at the latter’s residence. After his meeting with Shah to discuss “prolonged farmers’ agitation against farm laws,” political circles in the national capital are abuzz about a likely meeting with Prime Minister Narendra …

UP election: Farmer unions hold panchayat at CM Yogi Adityanath's bastion, campaign against BJP
3 years, 3 months ago

UP election: Farmer unions hold panchayat at CM Yogi Adityanath's bastion, campaign against BJP

India Today  

Ahead of next year's Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, farmer unions are trying to penetrate into the Purvanchal area with the aim to sensitise the locals about the three contentious farm laws and campaign against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of the protesting farmers' unions, on Tuesday held a panchayat at Sahjanwa area of …

Congress Fails to Pull Off What BJP Did in Gujarat: Will It Lose a 'Humiliated' Amarinder?
3 years, 3 months ago

Congress Fails to Pull Off What BJP Did in Gujarat: Will It Lose a 'Humiliated' Amarinder?

News 18  

The Congress is trying to do in Punjab what the BJP did in Gujarat, but without the finesse and the carefully crafted strategem. The bitterness came to a head in the state after Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as chief minister and hit out at the party saying he “feels humiliated” and would not accept the choice of the next Chief …

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh meets PM Modi, urges 'immediate steps' to repeal farm laws
3 years, 4 months ago

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh meets PM Modi, urges 'immediate steps' to repeal farm laws

India TV News  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, just a day after he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. According to a release issued by the Punjab government, Amarinder urged the prime minister to immediately initiate steps for repealing the controversial farm laws and amendment to the relevant law for including farmers in …

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