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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Captain Amarinder Singh, the president of Punjab unit of Congress, today asserted that no “deal” has been struck with the cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu who joined the party on Monday.
Giving an interesting turn to Punjab's politics, state Congress president Amarinder Singh has sought the Congress high command's permission to fight next month's assembly elections against Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh
Out of power for the last ten years in Punjab, the Congress today released its election manifesto for the state, promising a host of freebies like farm loan waiver and free power, smartphones, textbooks and
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh is fighting him rather than drugs or Badals of the Shirmomani Akali Dal. "So, you are fighting me, not Badals/drugs. Badals also
The Congress on Thursday announced its first list of 61 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab.
Punjab Congress state chief Amarinder Singh today said that cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu met him and gave an impression he is inclined to support our party.
The Income Tax has filed a prosecution complaint against Punjab Congress chief and former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh in a foreign assets tax evasion case.
The construction of the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal to provide water to neighbouring Haryana can trigger the return of Khalistani terrorism in this border state, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh has warned. There are
Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu and Awaaz-E-Punjab leader Pargat Singh will formally join the Congress on November 28.
Punjab unit of the Congress party today demanded imposition of President's rule in the state and holding Assembly polls under a neutral administration in single phase while expressing concern over "worsening" law and order situation.
Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh will lead a delegation of party leaders from the state to meet President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Thursday to seek his intervention to resolve the SYL canal issue.
Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh today questioned AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's silence over the apex court judgment which declared unconstitutional the 2004 law which denied Haryana its share of Sutlej-Yamuna water.
A virtual fight ensued between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Amarinder Singh today with both exchanging heated words on Twitter.
Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh today said that he has no reservation whatsoever if former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and other leaders of Awaaz-e-Punjab decide to join the party.
Arvind Kejriwal and Amarinder Singh locked horns on social media after the AAP chief accused the latter of using "drug money" in his campaign.
UP chief Amarinder Singh on Sunday ruled out an alliance with the 'Awaaz-e-Punjab', but said the front floated by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu is welcome to merge with the Congress. Addressing a press conference here
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify whether India was at war with Pakistan.
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today alleged that the state was suffering from ‘lack of governance’ that has led to corruption and rampant drug problem in this part of India.
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Thursday came out in strong defence of Kamal Nath, who resigned as general secretary in-charge of poll-bound Punjab, and said he respected his decision but it was sad
Chandigarh: Under attack from ruling SAD and AAP over Kamal Nath's appointment as the general secretary in-charge of Punjab, PCC chief Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the move will not "adversely impact" party's prospects in
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