Amarinder Singh, Punjab’s former chief minister and a five-decade political veteran, officially opened the Chandigarh office of his new party today.
Amarinder Singh promised reporters that an alliance between Punjab’s Lok Congress and the BJP would be announced soon. He refused to discuss seat-sharing negotiations in detail ahead of the legislative elections early next year.
“Seats will be shared by the BJP and Sukhdev Dhindsa’s party. I’m afraid I don’t have a specific figure “opined the Captain
In theory, we will form an alliance
When asked if he expected to be the party’s Chief Ministerial candidate, he replied: “The Chief Minister’s face will be chosen by all of the alliance partners.
The president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, JP Nadda, will meet with the three-time chief minister soon.
He continued, saying: “Prior to an election, time is not an issue. I was announced as a candidate with less than two weeks until the general election, and I won by more than a million votes.
Former Chief Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, Amarinder Singh’s bitter rival, had requested that Amarinder Singh leave the Congress just weeks after the party replaced him as Chief Minister.
His discussions with the BJP about forming an electoral alliance began before he announced the formation of his new party. According to reports, one of his demands was the repeal of the three contentious farm laws at the heart of farmer protests.
Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement in parliament that the laws would be repealed, a law guaranteeing a minimum price for farmers’ crops has yet to be passed.
“On behalf of the farmers, I requested that three farm laws be repealed. The Prime Minister will form a committee to address the remaining issues. Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar announced in Parliament the formation of a committee to determine the Minimum Support Price. Farmers should follow the government’s instructions in light of the government’s commitment.” Mr Singh made the following remarks:
