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Amarinder Singh to form new party, says will consider 'seat arrangement' with BJP in Punjab polls
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday declared that he will form a new political party and said if the farmers' protest gets resolved, the party will consider a "seat arrangement" with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and an alliance with breakaway Akali groups ahead of next year's assembly elections.
Singh had earlier brushed off the possibility of joining forces with the BJP last month after his high profile meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
In a series of tweets this evening, Singh's media advisor Raveen Thukral quoted the former Punjab CM as saying, "Will soon announce the launch of my own political party to serve the interests of Punjab & its people, including our farmers who've been fighting for their survival for over a year".
‘The battle for Punjab’s future is on. Will soon announce the launch of my own political party to serve the interests of Punjab & its people, including our farmers who’ve been fighting for their survival for over a year’: @capt_amarinder 1/3 pic.twitter.com/7ExAX9KkNG
— Raveen Thukral (@RT_Media_Capt) October 19, 2021
"Hopeful of a seat arrangement with @BJP4India in 2022 Punjab Assembly polls if #FarmersProtest is resolved in farmers' interest. Also looking at alliance with like-minded parties such as breakaway Akali groups, particularly Dhindsa & Brahmpura factions," read another tweet.
‘Hopeful of a seat arrangement with @BJP4India in 2022 Punjab Assembly polls if #FarmersProtest is resolved in farmers’ interest. Also looking at alliance with like-minded parties such as breakaway Akali groups, particularly Dhindsa &
— Raveen Thukral (@RT_Media_Capt) October 19, 2021
Brahmpura factions’: @capt_amarinder 2/3 https://t.co/rkYhk4aE9Y
"I will not rest till I can secure the future of my people and my state. Punjab needs political stability and protection from internal & external threats. I promise my people I will do what it takes to ensure its peace and security, which is today at stake," it added.
‘I will not rest till I can secure the future of my people and my state. Punjab needs political stability and protection from internal & external threats. I promise my people I will do what it takes to ensure its peace and security, which is today at stake’: @capt_amarinder 3/3 https://t.co/HB4xYwYcKM
— Raveen Thukral (@RT_Media_Capt) October 19, 2021
Singh has not officially left the Congress party. The 79-year-old veteran Congress leader has been with the party for over four decades.
He had stepped down from Punjab's chief minister's post in September after suffering "humiliation" by the Congress during his long and bitter feud with state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu and a section of the party MLAs.
After his highly-speculative meeting with Amit Shah at the end of September, Singh had tweeted that they discussed the "prolonged farmers' agitation against Farm Laws".
He also mentioned that he had urged the minister "to resolve the crisis urgently with repeal of the laws and guarantee MSP".
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