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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Chandigarh: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh today greeted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leader Arvind Kejriwal for the “outstanding success” in the Delhi elections and hoped that he would be
New Delhi: A majority of Congress MLAs from Punjab who met party vice president Rahul Gandhi today threw their weight behind former chief minister Amarinder Singh and sought early revival of the party to successfully
Amritsar: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today thanked and congratulated the party rank and file across the state for the "great show" of solidarity and unity during the Congress rally here.The mammoth presence of
Kolkata: Notwithstanding the fact that it apparently indicts late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for India's military defeat in the 1962 war with China, Congress MP and former army captain Amarinder Singh has called for the
New Delhi: Congress today criticised government's decision to hike excise duty on diesel and petrol by Rs 2 per litre, saying it is “unjustified” and amounts to “fraud” with people.“Instead of people getting the benefit
Chandigarh: Taking a jibe at senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh, BJP today said his announcement of organising a rally on January 22 in Amritsar will allow people to have a chance to “at least see
New Delhi: Congress today downplayed as a “minor” issue the factional fued in its Punjab unit even as former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh yesterday threw a challenge to PCC chief Pratap Singh Bajwa's leadership. “I
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader from Punjab Amarinder Singh, who was virtually absent in the winter session of Parliament, could soon be replaced as the Deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha.At the
Chandigarh: Former CWC member Jagmeet Brar, who snapped his 35-year-old ties with Congress, was “ungrateful” to the party for the opportunities it had given him, senior leader Amarinder Singh today said.“Nevertheless it is good riddance,”
Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh today accused BJP of “politicking” on the issue of drugs menace in Punjab.He said, the party lacked any will to take any corrective measures which were well within its
Chandigarh: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Mann ki Baat" on drugs "should have been more action oriented than just a wish-list"."Prime minister must set
Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader and president of the All India Jat Maha Sabha Amarinder Singh today blamed Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for “denying Jats of the state the benefits of OBC reservation”.Addressing a
Chandigarh: Accusing the NDA of being "insensitive" towards the plight of farmers, Congress leader Capt Amarinder Singh today slammed the Centre for a "meager" hike of Rs 50 in the minimum support price of wheat.Rejecting
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "trying to copy" US President Barack Obama in most things that he does, Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh said Tuesday.In a statement issued here, Amarinder
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley underwent a planned elective laparoscopic procedure for diabetes management under Dr Pradeep Chaube at Max Hospital today. The procedure has been successful.Arun Jaitley is currently an important member
Chandigarh: Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress won one seat each in the by-polls to Patiala (urban) and Talwandi Sabo Assembly seats today but the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) finished a poor third. It
New Delhi: Former Union Minister and Congress candidate has won from Patiala assembly seat. She defeated her rival Bhagwan Dass Juneja of the ruling Akali Dal by over 23,000 votes.Preneet is the wife of Punjab's
Chandigarh: Voters could be seen queuing up to exercise their franchise as polling began for the by-election in two assembly seats of Patiala and Talwandi Sabo in Punjab Thursday. The fate of 15 candidates will
Patiala: Lashing out at Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leader Amarinder Singh today said the AAP leader was talking and behaving like a “frustrated anarchist” who had lost his will and way in politics.“Kejriwal has already outlived
Chandigarh: Former union minister of state for external affairs Preneet Kaur is among 15 candidates in the fray for by-elections to two Punjab assembly seats - Patiala and Talwandi Sabo - to be held later
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