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Amarinder Singh says politically with BJP despite Rahul ties
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi named him as his favourite politician from the BJP, former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh said his personal and family ties with Rahul Gandhi…
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A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi named him as his favourite politician from the BJP, former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh said his personal and family ties with Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi will always remain, but he remains politically committed to the BJP.
Captain Amarinder, who served two terms as Punjab CM during the Congress regime, joined the BJP in 2022 after merging his Punjab Lok Congress. His remark comes after he told PTI in December 2025 that he finds the BJP rigid and the Congress more flexible, which had sparked a political furore in Punjab.
The Indian Opinion
The 'favourite politician' exchange feeds a lazy narrative that Captain Amarinder is a Congress man in BJP clothing. But his 2022 switch and repeated party loyalty statements suggest otherwise. One test will be whether the BJP gives him a significant role in the next Punjab elections, or if this is just social-media banter that fades away.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, ndtv.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
