Prior to the PLC-BJP merger today, Captain Amarinder Singh, the former chief minister and president of the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC), met JP Nadda, the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on September 19.
Along with former Congress MLAs and other politicians who joined the PLC, Amarinder Singh, who left the Congress party, plans to combine his newly created party with the BJP. After his meeting with JP Nadda, Singh is anticipated to meet with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Then, in front of Nadda, the former chief minister of Punjab would combine his party with the BJP. Later, in a different Chandigarh event next week, more PLC office holders including district presidents will join the saffron party.
Notably, Amarinder Singh established PLC last year following his abrupt resignation as chief minister and his departure from the Congress. Singh met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi after his recent return from spinal surgery in London.
BJP-PLC merger
Notably, Singh allegedly had a fruitful chat with Amit Shah on a number of subjects, including national security, the rise in narco-terrorism in Punjab, and the future course of the state’s holistic development, during his recent meeting with the Union Home Minister on September 12. Prior to departing for London, Amarinder Singh reportedly expressed his wish to combine his party with the BJP, according to senior Punjab BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal.
The twice-resigned chief minister is a descendant of the former Patiala royal house. Last year, he left the Congress, and Charanjit Singh Channi took his place. Notably, months after Captain left Congress, Channi lost both of the seats he ran for in the February Assembly elections.