New Delhi: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is likely to meet senior BJP leaders in New Delhi today. There are reports that the meeting is likely to discuss the likely seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly elections (Punjab Assembly Elections) in the northern state today. Amarinder Singh left for the national capital last Thursday. Earlier, Captain Amarinder had met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat who is also BJP in charge of Punjab assembly elections on December 7. A week later, on December 14, Shekhawat had made a statement saying that Singh's party 'Punjab Lok Congress' and BJP may tie up with each other for the elections.
At that time, Shekhawat had also said, "Both parties are like-minded and have similar views on many issues. Before Shekhawat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said on December 4 that "BJP is in talks with Akali faction led by Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa of Shiromani Akali Dal (United) and an alliance may be formed before assembly elections in Punjab. You must be aware that Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the Congress in September this year amid a power struggle with the party's Punjab unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu. More than 50 MLAs had written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi demanding Singh's removal from the top post. The former Punjab Chief Minister had announced his separate party in November.
Later, on December 12, Amarinder Singh had said, "Talks are on with BJP and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa's party for an alliance and an announcement will be made to adjust the seat soon. Let me tell you that elections to 117 assembly seats in Punjab are scheduled to be held in 2022. In the 2017 elections, Congress won 77 seats to win an absolute majority and after a decade showed the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government the way out. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on the other hand, emerged as the second-largest party in Punjab as it won 20 of the total seats.
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