Amarinder Singh To Join BJP Today, Merge His Newly Launched Party
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Amarinder Singh will also merge his Punjab Lok Congress, which he had formed last year after exiting the Congress, with the BJP.
Amarinder Singh is set to join the BJP today, nearly a year after he quit the Congress following his abrupt sacking as Chief Minister before the Punjab election. He met with BJP chief JP Nadda this morning.
Amarinder Singh, 80, will also merge his Punjab Lok Congress with the BJP. He had formed the party last year, soon after exiting the Congress, his party of five decades.
Seven former MLAs and one former MP will also join the BJP along with Amarinder Singh.
The former Chief Minister contested the Punjab election in an alliance with the BJP but failed to make a mark. He lost on his home turf Patiala Urban. None of his candidates won either.
