Shah-Amarinder meet: Will Captain be the BJP’s CM face in Punjab?

Amid the kerfuffle in Punjab Congress, former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh landed within the energy corridors of New Delhi on Wednesday (September 29). The speculations had been already rife that Captain was on his method to meet senior BJP functionaries and chart a future plan of action relating to his political profession. However, an in depth aide of the Congress chief, Raveen Thukral refuted the claims suggesting that Captain was on a private go to to the capital.The claims had been rapidly discovered unfaithful, as Captain straightaway went to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence. The assembly between the 2 heavyweights lasted round 45 minutes and sources near the matter have weighed in that each events are seemingly reaching a conclusion relating to Captain’s inclusion within the BJP.Also learn: Can Amarinder Singh be a part of the BJP now?However, for the optics, Captain and BJP each, refused to expose the small print of the assembly and as an alternative remarked that the farm legal guidelines had been mentioned within the assembly.Singh tweeted quickly after his assembly, “Met Union Home Minister @AmitShah ji in Delhi. Discussed the prolonged farmers’ agitation against #FarmLaws & urged him to resolve the crisis urgently with repeal of the laws & guarantee MSP, besides supporting Punjab in crop diversification. #NoFarmersNoFood,”Met Union Home Minister @AmitShah ji in Delhi. Discussed the extended farmers agitation in opposition to #FarmLaws & urged him to resolve the disaster urgently with repeal of the legal guidelines & assure MSP, apart from supporting Punjab in crop diversification. #NoFarmersNoFood— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) September 29, 2021It can also be pertinent to say that after assembly Shah yesterday, Captain met NSA Ajit Doval at present and it seems like BJP is all set to increase the serving to hand to him.Captain can go away CongressIt is well-known that Singh just isn’t a Yes-Man who nods his head to any directive handed alongside by the get together excessive command. Miffed on the therapy meted his manner, Singh resigned from the CM publish.Reported by TFI, Captain had left Congress after Operation Blue Star in 1984 as nicely. It was solely when he got here again to the get together, Congress was capable of rejuvenate itself in Punjab. It wouldn’t be a hyperbole to say that with out him, Congress would have misplaced the 2017 elections and with out him, the 2022 election would seem a misplaced battle too.Read More: Amarinder is formally completed with the CongressTherefore, if Congress nonetheless doesn’t comprehend his alerts, he may as soon as once more go away the get together and exit on his personal. While constructing a brand new get together from scratch with restricted time is perhaps a Sisyphean job, the following massive chance may very well be Amarinder switching flanks and becoming a member of the BJP.As reported by TFI, BJP is predicted to encash in on the 38.5% Hindu inhabitants votes in addition to Dalit Sikhs, who represent 31% of the full inhabitants. Other principal opposition events in Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) owing to their divisive and anarchic politics, may accept the Khalistani vote financial institution that’s at present protesting on the Delhi borders.Meanwhile, the inclusion of Amarinder would imply that Jat Sikh (21%) would rally behind him and finally assist BJP achieve energy.In an try and retain a Gandhi-puppet and fashionable face like Sidhu, Congress is perhaps riling Amarinder, who has a far larger reference to the bottom voters and might truly be the decisive distinction. Even Sidhu goes the rogue manner after the Gandhi household reduce him to measurement by crowning Channi because the CM. Sidhu needed the CM chair and within the absence of 1, he’s sending blended alerts to his Gandhi overlords.Also learn: Sidhu and Channi’s mysterious Christian connection and the menace of conversion in PunjabThe state of Punjab goes into polls subsequent 12 months and Congress which has already seen its political map shrink by a substantial extent since PM Modi first got here to energy in 2014, can not afford to let it occur. But, the Gandhi ego threatens to do exactly the identical. BJP is primed for robust competitors from SAD and AAP, and thus, Captain’s inclusion will be the specified booster shot required for the saffron get together which continues to be devoid of a robust CM face.