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BJP leader Amarinder Singh calls BJP ‘rigid,’ praises Congress’s flexibility

December 13, 2025

Published - December 13, 2025 05:20 am IST - CHANDIGARH Captain Amarinder Singh. File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress party’s former leader and at present member of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national executive, Amarinder Singh, on Friday (December 12, 2025) asserted that he finds the BJP rigid in its approach, even as the Congress party is more flexible and has a consultative outlook. Captain Amarinder, who remained Punjab’s Chief Minister twice during the Congress regime, joined the BJP in 2022 after merging his party, the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC).

BJP leader Amarinder Singh calls BJP ‘rigid,’ praises Congress’s flexibility

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He left the Indian National Congress in 2021 on the pretext that he was hurt by conduct of the party leader Sonia Gandhi and her children – Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra Gandhi.
Mr.
Singh’s latest remark, coming ahead of the Assembly election in Punjab, which is due in early 2027, is seen as politically significant as the BJP continues to make efforts to establish itself as a significant political force in Punjab.
Talking to select media, Mr.
Singh said “.. Punjab is a different area.

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BJP leader Amarinder Singh calls BJP ‘rigid,’ praises Congress’s flexibility

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BJP leader Amarinder Singh calls BJP ‘rigid,’ praises Congress’s flexibility

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