Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 19: Amarinder Singh is set to join BJP today. On Monday morning, he met with BJP leader JP Nadda.
The 80-year-old Amarinder Singh would also combine the BJP with his Punjab Lok Congress. Shortly after leaving the Congress and his party of fifty years, he had founded the party the previous year.
Along with Amarinder Singh, the BJP will also gain the support of seven former MLAs and one former MP.
The former Chief Minister ran for office in Punjab in an alliance with the BJP, but he was unsuccessful. On his own soil, Patiala Urban, he was defeated. All of his candidates lost as well.
Following spinal surgery in London, Singh, also known as “Captain,” has just made his way back to India. Last week, he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Notably, Singh is a member of the old Patiala royal family and has served as chief minister twice. He was succeeded as chief minister by Charanjit Singh Channi by the Congress in September of last year, but the party lost the election to Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party in February.
