Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh joins BJP, party also merged
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). With this, Captain Amarinder has also merged his party Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Today ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Kiren Rijiju got him the membership of BJP. Along with Amarinder, many of his associates also joined the BJP.
After joining BJP, Amarinder Singh told that he had discussed with his supporters. In this it was decided that if you want to see any future of Punjab, then you should merge with BJP. He said that the ideology of ours and BJP is the same.
Amarinder further said that I have done politics in Punjab for 52 years. Being a border state, it is a very sensitive state. Drones have come a lot in the last four to five years. For the first four kilometers, now drones are coming for forty kilometers, from which weapons, drugs are coming.
The former CM further said that we are surrounded by two countries (China and Pakistan). This is the fault of the Congress party. Questioning AK Antony, who was the Defense Minister in the Congress government, Amarinder Singh said that he did nothing for the weapon modernization of the army.
Amarinder had parted ways with Congress before the assembly elections
Captain Amarinder Singh had parted ways with the Congress before the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. After this he formed the PLC party for the 2022 elections and then contested the elections together with the BJP. However, both BJP and Amarinder Singh had to remain empty handed in the storm of Aam Aadmi Party.
BJP was looking for a strong Sikh face
After splitting from the Akali Dal in Punjab, BJP has been looking for a strong Sikh face in Punjab for a long time, who can give political life to the party in Punjab and is acceptable among the Hindu community as well. Such Captain Amarinder Singh fits perfectly in both the formulas of the BJP, because he is a seasoned leader in the politics of Punjab. He maintains a strong hold between both the Sikh and Hindu communities of the state.
Captain Amarinder Singh’s name is very big in the politics of Punjab, which is known and recognized in other states of the country outside Punjab. The BJP is trying to give a big political message to Punjab through the Captain and to capitalize on his political experience in the 2024 elections.
The timing of Captain’s joining BJP is such, when the fabric of opposition unity is being woven regarding the Lok Sabha elections. In such a situation, BJP is looking for political life through the Captain of Punjab.
