# Rahul Gandhi names Amarinder Singh his favourite BJP politician 2026-08-06T18:40:46+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi named former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh as his favourite BJP politician during an Instagram Ask Me Anything session with students and Gen Z users. Gandhi said he gets along with Singh, called him “cool” and praised his knowledge of military history. He ended the response by greeting him as “Amarinder uncle”. Singh was a longtime Congress leader and served as Punjab chief minister twice before leaving the party, forming the Punjab Lok Congress and later joining the BJP. Gandhi also joked that nobody had seen him and Batman in the same room. On education, he said the system was failing to produce independent thinkers and called it expensive and oppressive. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: Amarinder Singh, BJP, Congress, Instagram AMA, Rahul Gandhi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-names-amarinder-singh-his-favourite-bjp-politician/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-names-amarinder-singh-his-favourite-bjp-politician/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.