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New Delhi, Sep. 19 (PTI): Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh joined the BJP here on Monday in the presence of senior party leaders Narinder Singh Tomar and Kiren Rijiju, and merged his Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) with the saffron party. He lauded the BJP for its commitment to national security and said this was one of the reasons of joining the ruling party at the Centre. Singh’s son Raninder Singh and daughter Jai Inder Kaur also joined the BJP. Singh (80) had floated the PLC last year after quitting the Congress following his unceremonious exit as chief minister, but his party ...

Amit Shah did not prefer to join captain formally, who usually do even for small leaders, Aam Aadmi Party state chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang said

Former Congress leader Amarinder Singh today joined his ex party's principal rival, the BJP. Preneet Kaur, Mr Singh's wife, is still a Congress member. The veteran leader saw no anomaly with the couple now in rival parties.

Along with Singh, former deputy speaker of Punjab Assembly Ajaib Singh Bhatti, former MP Amrik Singh Aliwal, former legislators Harchand Kaur, Harinder Singh Thekedar, Prem Mittal and labour leader Kewal Singh also joined the BJP.

Amarinder Singh, who quit the Congress last year, is likely to join the BJP soon, sources said today.