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15th Chief Minister of Punjab, India

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Amarinder Singh: 15th Chief Minister of Punjab, India
Captain Amarinder Singh, is an Indian politician, military historian, former royal and Indian Army veteran who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Punjab. A former Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, he was also the president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. He has also previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007 and 2017 to 2021. His father was the last Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala. He has also served in the Indian Army from 1963 to 1966. In 1980, he won a seat in the Lok Sabha for the first time. As of November 2022, Singh also serves as the chairman of the Punjab Urdu Academy. Captain Singh resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab on 18 September 2021. On 19 September, 2022 he merged his party PLC with BJP and joined BJP on the same day.

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'Centre must intercede...' Captain Amarinder Singh on Punjab's deteriorating law and order situation


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Amarinder, Jakhar part of new 17-member Punjab BJP core committee


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Congress defectors Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar in top BJP body

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Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar made BJP national executive members


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Congress president election: Is Rajasthan going the Punjab way?

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Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh joins BJP

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh formally joined the BJP on Monday. He has merged his newly formed party, Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) – which he had floated last year – with the saffron..
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Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to join BJP today, meets JP Nadda ahead of merging party

Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh is all set to join BJP today and merge the newly-launched Punjab Lok Congress with the party.
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Amarinder Singh set to join BJP, meets Nadda


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Amarinder party may merge with BJP on Monday


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Congress doomed beyond redemption: Amarinder Singh

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Friday targeted the Congress, saying the party under the current leadership is "doomed beyond redemption". "When you cannot retain leaders like Ghulam..
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NDA likely to nominate former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh as Vice Presidential candidate

Amarinder Singh left the Congress after being fired as Punjab Chief Minister last year and created the Punjab Lok Congress.
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PM Modi speaks to Amarinder Singh to enquire about his health


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From Punjab Congress chief to Patiala jail: Navjot Singh Sidhu's twist of fate

Roughly a year ago, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu was eyeing the chief minister's post in Punjab after successfully dislodging Captain Amarinder Singh. The cricketer-turned-politician had set his..
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Need stable, strong govt at Centre in 2024: Amarinder Singh

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that 2024 Lok Sabha elections are crucial as country needs stable and strong government which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is already..
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Gandhis entirely responsible for shameful loss, says Amarinder

Blaming the Gandhis for the Congress debacle in all the assembly polls, Punjab Lok Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said "the party dug its own grave in the border state the day it..
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Punjab assembly polls: Captain Amarinder knocked down a Patiala peg


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Little known big winners: Meet the candidates who defeated Badals, Sidhu, Amarinder and others in Punjab


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Amarinder Singh: Fails big time in Punjab polls, so does party which ‘humiliated' him


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Punjab election 2022: Congress could not overcome anti-incumbency of 4.5 years under Amarinder Singh, says Randeep Surjewala


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Who is AAP's Ajit Pal Singh Kohli, the man who trumped Maharaja of Patiala, Captain Amarinder Singh?

However, the Maharaja of Patiala was trumped by AAP's Ajit Pal Singh Kohli by nearly 20,000 votes.
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Amarinder accepts defeat in Assembly polls, congratulates AAP on victory

Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress president Amarinder Singh on Thursday accepted his defeat and congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party for the victory in the state Assembly polls. Amarinder..
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Prominent losers: Channi, Amarinder, Sidhu, Badals - the mighty bite the dust in Punjab as AAP heading towards poll sweep


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Punjab Elections 2022 Results LIVE: Capt Amarinder Singh breaks silence after losing from Patiala

The former CM, who won the 2017 Assembly elections for Congress, lost to AAP rival Ajit Pal Singh.
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Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 Results: Amarinder Singh loses

Amarinder Singh from Punjab Lok Congress loses in Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.
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Punjab CM Channi meets Amit Shah, discusses Bhakra Beas Management Board issue

Earlier in the day, former Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress Chief Captain Amarinder Singh also met Amit Shah on Monday.
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Punjab Elections: Former CM Capt Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah, claims alliance did well in polls

Former Chief Minister said that his meeting with Union Home Minister in Delhi was to discuss Punjab in general and had nothing to do about elections.
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PM Narendra Modi hosts Sikh leaders, says country wasn’t born in 1947

The meeting at the PM’s residence coincided with the last day for campaigning for the polls in Punjab where BJP has pulled out all the stops to woo the Sikh community as it seeks to put up a strong..
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Amarinder removed as CM as he refused free power to the poor: Rahul Gandhi

"I will tell you why was Capt Amarinder Singh removed as the CM of Punjab. It is because he did not agree to provide free electricity to the poor people. He said I have a contract with the Power..
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‘Space for dissent in Congress shrinking due to Gandhis’ hold’: Ex-minister quits party

Kumar said the move came after his “agonizing reflections” over the party’s decline, absence of inner-party democracy and scope for conscientious dissent because of the hold of the Gandhis and..
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Difficult fight for parties in Punjab: Amarinder


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Amarinder Singh replaced as his government was being run by BJP from Delhi, says Priyanka Gandhi


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Punjab Elections: BJP releases manifesto, promises to waive off farmer debts

The BJP is fighting in alliance with former CM Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt).
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Election round-up: Yogi targets Akhilesh and Jayant; was 1st choice for CM post after Amarinder's exit, says Jakhar


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Punjab elections 2022: 42 MLAs wanted me to be CM after Amarinder Singh, says Congress' Sunil Jakhar

Ahead of the Punjab polls, Congress leader Sunil Jakhar has claimed that the majority of the MLAs wanted him to become the chief minister.
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Election round-up: Prime Minister Modi hits out at SP in first virtual rally; Badal, Amarinder file nomination papers


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Punjab: Ex-India cricketer Dinesh Mongia, 2 sitting Congress MLAs join BJP

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PM likely to address rally in Punjab on January 5, may share stage with Amarinder


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Punjab polls: BJP, Captain’s party and Dhindsa’s SAD will have common manifesto

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Formed coalition in interest of national security, Punjab's progress: Amarinder


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BJP, Capt Amarinder Singh, SAD (Sanyukt) join hands for Punjab polls

Punjab elections are likely to be announced in January. In such a situation, BJP, Captain and Dhindsa are busy finalizing the seat-sharing arrangement
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BJP formally announces alliance with Amarinder, Dhindsa's party for Punjab elections


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Serious threat to Punjab's peace & security that govt is brushing aside: Amarinder after Ludhiana blast


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'You reap what you sow': Captain Amarinder Singh takes a dig at former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh took a dig at Congress leader Harish Rawat's "hands being tied" tweet ahead of Uttarakhand polls.
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'No justification for killings': Captain Amarinder Singh condemns lynching of sacrilege accused

Captain Amarinder Singh has spoken out against the lynching of the two men who were accused of sacrilege in Punjab.
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Punjab MLA Sodhi, close to Amarinder, quits Congress for BJP


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Killing of two men for sacrilege bids absolutely unacceptable, says Amarinder Singh


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Veteran Punjab Congress leader Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi joins BJP

Punjab Congress leader Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi quit his party and joined the BJP on Tuesday, accusing the Congress of putting the state's "security and communal harmony at stake". Sodhi, an MLA who is..
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Sitting at home, licking feet of PM Modi: Navjot Sidhu lashes out at Amarinder Singh


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Amarinder attacks Channi, Sidhu after Pakistani drone spotted near border


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