Gajendra Shekhawat, the BJP's poll in-charge for Punjab, said a joint committee will be formed comprising two leaders from each party to finalise a seat sharing agreement.
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh is meeting senior BJP leader and Union Minister Amit Shah in Delhi today. According to reports, the two leaders are likely to discuss the seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Punjab polls.
Captain Amarinder Singh's remarks have come after senior Congress Harish Rawat in a tweet earlier in the day blamed Congress' top leadership for tying his hands.
The BJP, which has so far contested elections in Punjab with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), will contest 70 of the 117 Assembly seats.
Ahead of the Punjab elections, BJP has allied with Captain Amarinder Singh's party and it being speculated that the party will be contesting on 70 seats in the upcoming elections. Moreover, PM Modi is all set to address a big rally in the first week of January in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a mega rally in Punjab in the first week of January to kickstart BJP's poll campaign in the state
"Instead of doing the Bhangra all day CM Punjab should advice his home minister to get active and come out of denial mode," Amarinder Singh said in a tweet.
Ahead of 2022 Punjab Elections, Captain Amarinder Singh's party has allied with BJP. Talking about the same, while Captain said that this alliance will surely win the election, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that he would disclose further details on seat sharing later.
Amarinder resigned as the CM of Punjab in September this year. Singh formed his own party Punjab Lok Congress days after he resigned as the chief minister and quit the Congress.
Five poll-bound states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. Elections in these states will be held in February-March next year.
Amarinder Singh had an unceremonious exit from the Congress in September when he was forced to resign as the Punjab chief minister amid a power tussle with state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
The former Chief Minister was reacting to reports of Punjab cops stopping PLC workers who were putting up posters in the Malwa region.
Addressing a presser, Charanjit Singh Channi said announced that tractor drivers, garbage collectors who are hired on a contract basis will be made permanent.
The development comes as legislative assembly elections are approaching in Punjab.
Charanjit Singh Channi alleged that Amarinder Singh and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal were 'befooling' the people of Punjab.
Amarinder Singh said Maken was not qualified enough to head the screening committee with veteran leaders like Ambika Soni and Sunil Jakhar being kept under him.
Amarinder Singh quit the Congress and launched his Punjab Lok Congress after his unceremonious exit as the Punjab chief minister in September. Addressing the media after opening his party office, Singh said the membership drive of his outfit had already begun.
Amarinder Singh had earlier said that any seat arrangement he made with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be subject to a resolution of the farmers' issues in their interest.
Amarinder Singh had floated his new party Punjab Lok Congress soon after leaving the Congress after stepping down as chief minister of Punjab. Punjab is scheduled to go for Assembly polls in 2022.
Congress has also warned Kaur of disciplinary action if she fails to produce the explanation within 7 days.
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