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Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh joins BJP; merges PLC with saffron party

Seven former MLAs and one former MP, who joined the PLC, will also be among those to follow Singh, as per party spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal. Other office bearers and district presidents of the PLC will also join the BJP in a separate event in Chandigarh, Baliawal had said.

Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh joins BJP; merges PLC with saffron party AJR
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First Published Sep 19, 2022, 6:01 PM IST

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Kiren Rijiju, BJP leader Sunil Jakhar and BJP Punjab chief Ashwani Sharma.

Amarinder Singh who broke ties with the Indian National Congress (INC) ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections had fought the polls in alliance with BJP. 

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Seven former MLAs and one former MP, who joined the PLC, will also be among those to follow Singh, as per party spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal. Other office bearers and district presidents of the PLC will also join the BJP in a separate event in Chandigarh, Baliawal had said.

Singh, who recently returned from London following spinal surgery, had floated the PLC last year after quitting the Congress following his unceremonious exit as chief minister and had even allied with the BJP in Punjab to contest the assembly elections.

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After his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on September 12, Singh said he held a very productive discussion on various issues related to national security, rising cases of narco-terrorism in Punjab and the future roadmap for the state's overall holistic development.

The former Punjab CM had conveyed his intention to merge his party with the BJP before departing for London, senior Punjab BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal had said in July. The former chief minister would announce the merger upon his return, Grewal had said at the time.

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