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From war veteran to BJP leader: The long and arduous political journey of Amarinder Singh
Fp Explainers •The two-time former chief minister, Amarinder Singh, will formally merge his newly formed Punjab Lok Congress with the BJP today. From joining the Congress in 1980 to switching to the Shiromani Akali Dal and later rejoining the Grand Old Party, the Captain has come a long way
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh likely to join BJP today
•Amarinder will also merge his newly formed Punjab Lok Congress with the BJP
Punjab: Former CM Amarinder Singh to join BJP next week
•Singh had floated the Punjab Lok Congress last year after quitting the Congress following his unceremonious exit as chief minister
Ghulam Nabi Azad-led group is 'A-Team' of BJP, says ex-JK Congress chief G A Mir
•The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress put up a united face at former Union minister Saifuddin Soz's residence where about a dozen party leaders held a meeting to deliberate upon the situation
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann orders probe into irregularities in post-matric scholarship scheme
•The alleged multi-crore post matric scholarship scam had surfaced in 2020 following a report by the then additional chief secretary, discovering misappropriation of Rs 55.71 crore
Captain Amarinder Singh to merge Punjab Lok Congress with BJP, claims saffron party leader
•Senior Punjab BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal on Saturday claimed that before departing for London, Singh had conveyed his intention to merge his party with the BJP, adding the former chief minister will announce the merger on his return
Eight months after Congress exit, Amarinder Singh likely to join BJP
Fp Staff •According to the sources, the talks of an alliance between Punjab Lok Congress and BJP are in the final stages.
Shifting sands of politics: Decoding legislators’ lust for power and fate of state governments
Arup Ghosh •There are several instances from Maharashtra and Karnataka to Arunachal Pradesh and Goa where political parties with most seats were forced to sit in Opposition, while those rejected by voters came together to form a coalition government
With a Khalistan supporter winning bypoll, is AAP’s Punjab headed towards vanishing point?
Gautam Mukherjee •While the Khalistan sympathiser in Punjab is turning to separatism, probably frustrated by the bankrupt economy, many are also converting to Christianity, both Catholic and Protestant versions
Former Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot arrested on graft charges
•Dharamsot's arrest came just hours ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Punjab. The former Congress chief is scheduled to visit the house of Sidhu Moosewala in Mansa on Tuesday to express condolences to the singer's family