Rahul Gandhi Names Amarinder Singh His Favourite BJP Politician

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi named former Punjab chief minister and BJP leader Captain Amarinder Singh his favourite BJP politician during an Instagram Ask Me Anything session with students. Gandhi said he got along with Singh, described him as “cool” and referred to him as “Uncle Amarinder”. He also praised Singh’s knowledge of military history.

The interaction was part of Gandhi’s outreach to Gen Z, after he invited students to send questions through Instagram Stories. Singh served as Punjab chief minister twice as a Congress leader before leaving the party in 2021. He formed the Punjab Lok Congress and joined the BJP in September 2022, when his party merged with it.

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The exchange may feed easy claims that Gandhi is signalling a political shift, or that a friendly remark erases years of rivalry. Neither follows from the source. It shows personal rapport and acknowledges Singh’s military knowledge, while Singh’s party history explains why the answer drew attention. The useful test is whether this warmth produces any public cooperation, rather than another fleeting social media moment.

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