Amarinder Singh today announced an alliance with the BJP for the Punjab election, a move that had been anticipated ever since he quit the Congress last month.
The former Punjab Chief Minister made the announcement after meeting with the BJP leadership in Delhi. He also tweeted photos hugging Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the BJP’s Punjab in-charge.
“Our alliance (with BJP) is confirmed. Only seat-sharing talks are going on. We will see who will contest where – our criteria for seat selection is purely winnability,” Amarinder Singh told reporters.
“The alliance will definitely, 101 percent win the elections. You can take that in writing,” he added.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat revealed in a separate post that it took “seven rounds of talks” to seal the deal. Former Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa is likely to join the alliance.
“Our alliance (with BJP) is confirmed,” Amarinder Singh said after meeting BJP leaders in Delhi
Smarting from his “humiliation” in the Congress, Amarinder Singh had started talks with the BJP for a partnership in Punjab even before quitting his party of 40 years.