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Congress Open To Captain Amarinder Singh Return As Sachin Pilot Says Politics Has No Limits
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News18•15-10-2026, 12:54
Congress Open To Captain Amarinder Singh Return As Sachin Pilot Says Politics Has No Limits
- •Congress General Secretary Sachin Pilot remarked that anything is possible in politics regarding speculation over former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's potential return to the party.
- •Pilot praised Amarinder Singh as a leader of very high stature who has served Punjab well, though he confirmed no personal discussions have taken place about his political future.
- •Speculation about Amarinder'sghar wapsi intensified after Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi recently referred to him as his favorite leader in the BJP.
- •Amarinder Singh had previously expressed displeasure over the BJP not consulting him on Punjab matters, though he maintained he was not leaving the party.
- •Amarinder had resigned as Punjab Chief Minister and left the Congress in 2021, later merging his Punjab Lok Congress with the BJP following the 2022 assembly elections.
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Sachin Pilot stated that anything is possible in politics while praising Amarinder Singh as a leader of very high stature who has served Punjab well, though he clarified he has had no personal conversations with him regarding party changes.
Speculation intensified after Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called Amarinder his favorite leader in the BJP during an Instagram interaction, alongside Amarinder's expression of displeasure over not being consulted by the BJP on Punjab matters.
Captain Amarinder Singh left the Congress in 2021 by resigning as Chief Minister amid internal party infighting, after which he formed the Punjab Lok Congress and later merged it with the BJP following the 2022 assembly elections.
