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{{short description|15th Chief Minister of Punjab, India}} | |||
{{Other people|Amrinder Singh}} | {{Other people|Amrinder Singh}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}} | {{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| image = Amarinder Singh.jpg | | image = Amarinder Singh.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Singh in April 2017 | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|03|11}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|03|11}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Patiala]], [[Patiala State]], [[British | | birth_place = [[Patiala|Patiala City]], [[Patiala State]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] <br /> {{small|(now [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]])}} | ||
| office = 15th [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] | | office = 15th [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] | ||
| term_start = 16 March 2017 | | term_start = 16 March 2017 | ||
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| term_start2 = 16 March 2017 | | term_start2 = 16 March 2017 | ||
| term_end2 = 18 September 2021 | | term_end2 = 18 September 2021 | ||
| | | predecessor2 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]] | ||
| | | successor2 = [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] | ||
{{Collapsed infobox section end}} | {{Collapsed infobox section end}} | ||
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]] | | office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]] | ||
| term_start3 = 11 March 2017 | | term_start3 = 11 March 2017 | ||
| term_end3 = | | term_end3 = 15 March 2022 | ||
| predecessor3 = [[Preneet Kaur]] | | predecessor3 = [[Preneet Kaur]] | ||
| successor3 = | | successor3 = [[Ajit Pal Singh Kohli]] | ||
| constituency3 = [[Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patiala Urban]] | | constituency3 = [[Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patiala Urban]] | ||
| term_start4 = 2002 | | term_start4 = 2002 | ||
| term_end4 = 2014 | | term_end4 = 2014 | ||
| predecessor4 = | | predecessor4 = Surjit Singh Kohli | ||
| successor4 = [[Preneet Kaur]] | | successor4 = [[Preneet Kaur]] | ||
| constituency4 = | | constituency4 = Patiala Town | ||
| term_start5 = 1992 | | term_start5 = 1992 | ||
| term_end5 = 1997 | | term_end5 = 1997 | ||
| predecessor5 = | | predecessor5 = Hardial Singh Rajla | ||
| successor5 = | | successor5 = Jagtar Singh Rajla | ||
| constituency5 = [[Samana Assembly Constituency|Samana]] | | constituency5 = [[Samana Assembly Constituency|Samana]] | ||
| term_start6 = 1985 | | term_start6 = 1985 | ||
| term_end6 = 1992 | | term_end6 = 1992 | ||
| predecessor6 = | | predecessor6 = Avtar Singh | ||
| successor6 = [[Harminder Singh]] | | successor6 = [[Harminder Singh]] | ||
| constituency6 = [[Talwandi Sabo Assembly Constituency|Talwandi Sabo]] | | constituency6 = [[Talwandi Sabo Assembly Constituency|Talwandi Sabo]] | ||
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| term_end7 = 23 November 2016 | | term_end7 = 23 November 2016 | ||
| predecessor7 = [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] | | predecessor7 = [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] | ||
| successor7 = | | successor7 = Gurjit Singh Aujla | ||
| constituency8 = [[Patiala (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patiala]] | | constituency8 = [[Patiala (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patiala]] | ||
| term_start8 = 1980 | | term_start8 = 1980 | ||
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| successor8 = [[Charanjit Singh Walia]] | | successor8 = [[Charanjit Singh Walia]] | ||
| party = [[Punjab Lok Congress]] | | party = [[Punjab Lok Congress]] | ||
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]], [[Shiromani Akali Dal]],[[Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic)]] | | otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]], [[Shiromani Akali Dal]], [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic)]] | ||
| | | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | ||
| parents = {{Unbulleted list|[[Yadavindra Singh]]|[[Rajmata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala|Mohinder Kaur]]}} | | citizenship = [[Indian people|Indian]] | ||
| education = | |||
| parents = {{Unbulleted list|[[Maharaja]] [[Yadavindra Singh]]|[[Maharani]] [[Rajmata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala|Mohinder Kaur]]}} | |||
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Preneet Kaur]]|31 October 1964}} | | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Preneet Kaur]]|31 October 1964}} | ||
| children = 2, including [[Raninder Singh]] | | children = 2, including [[Raninder Singh]] | ||
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| module = {{infobox royalty | | module = {{infobox royalty | ||
| embed = yes | | embed = yes | ||
| succession = | | succession = [[Maharaja of Patiala]] ([[Pretender|Titular]]) | ||
| reign = 17 June 1974– present | | reign = 17 June 1974– present | ||
| predecessor = [[Yadavindra Singh]] | | predecessor = [[Yadavindra Singh]] | ||
| suc-type = {{nowrap|[[Heir apparent]]}} | | suc-type = {{nowrap|[[Heir apparent]]}} | ||
| successor = [[Raninder Singh]] | | successor = [[Raninder Singh]] | ||
| signature = Amarinder Singh signature.svg | |||
}} | }} | ||
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] | | battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Amarinder Singh''' (born 11 March 1942),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Quint|first1=The|title=Punjab Live: Modi Congratulates Amarinder, Wishes Him Happy B'Day|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/10/punjab-election-results-counting-day-aap-congress-akali-bjp|website=The Quint|access-date=11 March 2017|date=10 March 2017}}</ref> known publicly as '''[[Captain ( | '''Amarinder Singh''' (born 11 March 1942),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Quint|first1=The|title=Punjab Live: Modi Congratulates Amarinder, Wishes Him Happy B'Day|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/10/punjab-election-results-counting-day-aap-congress-akali-bjp|website=The Quint|access-date=11 March 2017|date=10 March 2017}}</ref> known publicly as '''[[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] Amarinder Singh''', is an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician, military historian, former royal and former veteran who served as the 15th [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Amarinder Singh sworn in as Punjab CM|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-2017/amrinder-singh-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article17471142.ece|access-date=16 March 2017|agency=The Hindu|work=The Hindu|date=16 March 2017}}</ref> A former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Patiala Assembly Constituency|Patiala]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goswami|first1=Dev|title=Punjab election results 2017: Full list of winners|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/final-punjab-election-results-2017-full-list-of-constituences-winners/1/902502.html|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|publisher=Living Media India Limited|access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref> he was also the president of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]], the state division of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Congress in States – Punjab|url=http://inc.in/organization/13/133-Congress-in-States-Punjab|website=inc.in|publisher=All India Congress Committee.|access-date=16 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316204738/http://inc.in/organization/13/133-Congress-in-States-Punjab|archive-date=16 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007.<ref name=who>{{cite news|title=Who is Capt Amarinder Singh? Everything you need to know|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/who-is-capt-amarinder-singh-everything-you-need-to-know/|access-date=16 March 2017|agency=Express Web Desk|work=The Indian Express|date= 16 March 2017}}</ref> His father was the last [[Maharaja of Patiala|Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala]].<ref name=who/> He has also served in the [[Indian Army]] from 1963 to 1966.<ref>{{cite news|title=Captain Amarinder back in charge in Punjab for second time|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/16/captain-amarinder-back-in-charge-in-punjab-for-second-time-1581983--1.html|access-date=16 March 2017|agency=PTI|publisher=The New Indian Express|date= 16 March 2017}}</ref> In 1980, he won a seat in the [[Lok Sabha]] for the first time.<ref name=who/> As of February 2021, Singh also serves as the chairman of the Punjab Urdu Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punjaburduacademy.com/|title=Punjab Urdu Academy|website=www.punjaburduacademy.com|language=en|access-date=16 February 2018}}</ref> Captain Singh resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab on 18 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Humiliated" Amarinder Singh Quits As Chief Minister, Says Options Open|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amarinder-singh-quits-as-chief-minister-under-pressure-from-congress-2545375|access-date=19 September 2021|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Singh | Singh was born on 11 March 1942 in [[Patiala|Patiala City]], [[Patiala State]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British India]] into a royal [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] [[Jatt Sikh]] family of the [[Sidhu]] clan to parents [[Maharaja]] Sir [[Yadavindra Singh]] and [[Maharani]] [[Mohinder Kaur]] of Patiala. Amarinder Singh's family belongs to the [[Phulkian sardars|Phulkian]] dynasty.<ref name="Khushwant">{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q82MDgAAQBAJ|title=Captain Amarinder Singh: The People's Maharaja: An Authorized Biography|date=15 February 2017|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-85827-44-0|language=en}}</ref> He attended the [[Loreto Convent, Tara Hall, Shimla|Loreto Convent]] in [[Shimla]], and [[Lawrence School, Sanawar|Lawrence School]] in [[Kasauli]], [[Solan District]], before going to [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]].<ref name="Khushwant"/><ref>{{Cite news | title = Seven Doscos in 15th Lok Sabha | newspaper = [[The Indian Express]] | date = 31 May 2009 | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/seven-doscos-in-15th-lok-sabha/468807|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603055538/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/seven-doscos-in-15th-lok-sabha/468807/|archive-date=3 June 2009|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> He has one son, [[Raninder Singh]], and one daughter, Jai Inder Kaur.<ref name="Khushwant"/> His wife, [[Preneet Kaur]], served as an [[Member of parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] and was [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] from 2009 to October 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=186 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref> | ||
His elder sister Heminder Kaur is married to former [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Foreign Minister]] [[K. Natwar Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nibber |first1=Gurpreet Singh |title=Obituary {{!}} A sister, a guardian, the royal mother: Rajmata of Patiala is no more |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/obituary-a-sister-a-guardian-the-royal-mother-rajmata-of-patiala-is-no-more/story-lLHxssjXmtaWOyLyQkADSJ.html |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He is also related to [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)|Shiromani Akali Dal (A)]] supremo and former [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] Officer [[Simranjit Singh Mann]]. Mann's wife and Amarinder Singh's wife, Preneet Kaur, are sisters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sethi |first1=Chitleen K. |title=Pushed to the margins, Simranjit Mann carrying legacy of a lost cause |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/simranjit-mann-carrying-legacy-of-a-lost-cause/story-QfCcgylAe4dUDL8LWU4tWO.html |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=1 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref> | His elder sister Heminder Kaur is married to former [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Foreign Minister]] [[K. Natwar Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nibber |first1=Gurpreet Singh |title=Obituary {{!}} A sister, a guardian, the royal mother: Rajmata of Patiala is no more |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/obituary-a-sister-a-guardian-the-royal-mother-rajmata-of-patiala-is-no-more/story-lLHxssjXmtaWOyLyQkADSJ.html |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He is also related to [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)|Shiromani Akali Dal (A)]] supremo and former [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] Officer [[Simranjit Singh Mann]]. Mann's wife and Amarinder Singh's wife, Preneet Kaur, are sisters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sethi |first1=Chitleen K. |title=Pushed to the margins, Simranjit Mann carrying legacy of a lost cause |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/simranjit-mann-carrying-legacy-of-a-lost-cause/story-QfCcgylAe4dUDL8LWU4tWO.html |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=1 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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He was inducted into the Congress by [[Rajiv Gandhi]], who was his friend from school and was first elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1980. In 1984, he resigned from [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] and from Congress as a protest against the Army action during [[Operation Blue Star]]. Subsequently, he joined the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] was elected to the state legislature from [[Talwandi Sabo]] and became a minister in the state government for Agriculture, Forest, Development and Panchayats. | He was inducted into the Congress by [[Rajiv Gandhi]], who was his friend from school and was first elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1980. In 1984, he resigned from [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] and from Congress as a protest against the Army action during [[Operation Blue Star]]. Subsequently, he joined the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] was elected to the state legislature from [[Talwandi Sabo]] and became a minister in the state government for Agriculture, Forest, Development and Panchayats. | ||
In 1992 he broke away from the [[Akali Dal]] and formed a splinter group named [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic)]] which later merged with the Congress in 1998 (after his party's crushing defeat in [[Vidhan Sabha]] election in which he himself was defeated from his own constituency where he got only 856 votes) after [[Sonia Gandhi]] took over the reins of the party. He was defeated by Prof [[Prem Singh Chandumajra]] from [[Patiala]] Constituency in 1998 by a margin of 33,251 votes. He served as the President of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]] on three occasions from 1999 to 2002, 2010 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017, | In 1992 he broke away from the [[Akali Dal]] and formed a splinter group named [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic)]] which later merged with the Congress in 1998 (after his party's crushing defeat in [[Vidhan Sabha]] election in which he himself was defeated from his own constituency where he got only 856 votes) after [[Sonia Gandhi]] took over the reins of the party. He was defeated by Prof [[Prem Singh Chandumajra]] from [[Patiala]] Constituency in 1998 by a margin of 33,251 votes. He served as the President of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]] on three occasions from 1999 to 2002, 2010 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017. | ||
He has been a member of the [[Punjab Vidhan Sabha]] for five terms representing [[Patiala]] (Urban) thrice, [[Samana, India|Samana]] and [[Talwandi Sabo]] once each. | |||
===Chief Minister of Punjab=== | |||
He became [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] in 2002 and continued until 2007. | |||
In September 2008, a special committee of [[Punjab Vidhan Sabha]], during the tenure of a government led by [[Akali Dal]]-[[Bharatiya Janata Party]], expelled him on the count of regularities in the transfer of land related to the Amritsar Improvement Trust.<ref name="Dhananjay Mahapatra">{{Cite news | last = Dhananjay Mahapatra | first = Dhananjay | title = 'Amarinder's removal undemocratic' | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | date = 27 April 2010 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-27/india/28137401_1_land-scam-punjab-assembly-amarinder-singh| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103093103/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-27/india/28137401_1_land-scam-punjab-assembly-amarinder-singh| url-status = dead| archive-date = 3 November 2012}}</ref> In 2010, the [[Supreme Court of India]] held his expulsion unconstitutional on the grounds that it was excessive and unconstitutional.<ref name="Dhananjay Mahapatra"/> | In September 2008, a special committee of [[Punjab Vidhan Sabha]], during the tenure of a government led by [[Akali Dal]]-[[Bharatiya Janata Party]], expelled him on the count of regularities in the transfer of land related to the Amritsar Improvement Trust.<ref name="Dhananjay Mahapatra">{{Cite news | last = Dhananjay Mahapatra | first = Dhananjay | title = 'Amarinder's removal undemocratic' | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | date = 27 April 2010 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-27/india/28137401_1_land-scam-punjab-assembly-amarinder-singh| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103093103/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-27/india/28137401_1_land-scam-punjab-assembly-amarinder-singh| url-status = dead| archive-date = 3 November 2012}}</ref> In 2010, the [[Supreme Court of India]] held his expulsion unconstitutional on the grounds that it was excessive and unconstitutional.<ref name="Dhananjay Mahapatra"/> | ||
He was appointed as chairman of Punjab Congress Campaign Committee in 2008. Captain Amarinder Singh is also a Permanent Invitee to the Congress Working Committee since 2013. He defeated senior [[BJP]] leader [[Arun Jaitley]] by a margin of more than 102,000 votes in 2014 general elections | He was appointed as chairman of Punjab Congress Campaign Committee in 2008. Captain Amarinder Singh is also a Permanent Invitee to the Congress Working Committee since 2013. | ||
===Member of Parliament=== | |||
He defeated senior [[BJP]] leader [[Arun Jaitley]] by a margin of more than 102,000 votes in 2014 general elections. | |||
On 27 November 2015, Amarinder Singh was appointed President of Punjab Congress in the run up to Punjab elections slated for 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Amarinder appointed Captain of Punjab Congress |newspaper=[[Daily Post India]] |date=27 November 2015 |url=http://www.dailypost.in/editor-s-pick/53035-amarinder-appointed-captain-of-punjab-congress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208222652/http://www.dailypost.in/editor-s-pick/53035-amarinder-appointed-captain-of-punjab-congress |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref> | On 27 November 2015, Amarinder Singh was appointed President of Punjab Congress in the run up to Punjab elections slated for 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Amarinder appointed Captain of Punjab Congress |newspaper=[[Daily Post India]] |date=27 November 2015 |url=http://www.dailypost.in/editor-s-pick/53035-amarinder-appointed-captain-of-punjab-congress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208222652/http://www.dailypost.in/editor-s-pick/53035-amarinder-appointed-captain-of-punjab-congress |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref> | ||
=== | ===Chief Minister of Punjab, second term=== | ||
On 11 March 2017 Congress Party won the | {{Main|Second Amarinder Singh ministry}} | ||
On 11 March 2017 Congress Party won the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]] under his leadership. Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the 26th [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] on 16 March 2017 at [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)|Punjab Raj Bhavan]], [[Chandigarh]]. The [[oath of office]] was administered by the [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|Punjab governor]], [[Vijayendrapal Singh|V.P. Singh Badnore]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/16/punjab-congress-amarinder-singh-swearing-in-deputy-cm-navjot-singh-sidhu|title=Captain Amarinder Sworn in as Punjab CM, Nine Ministers Inducted|first=Abhilash|last=Mallick|date=17 March 2017|work=The Quint|access-date=16 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed president of the [[Jat Mahasabha]] in 2013.<ref name="Jat mahasabha">{{cite news |title=Capt Amarinder Singh is Jat mahasabha chief |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html |access-date=9 July 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] (PTI) |date=13 May 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180709223125/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html |archive-date=9 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
During his tenure as chief minister, he came into conflict with a faction of the Congress headed by [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]], and was criticized for being inaccessible to Congress MLAs, living in a farmhouse on the outskirts of Chandigarh instead of coming to the civil secretariat building. He also received criticism for not resolving the [[2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration controversy|Bargari sacrilege case]] and for a perception that he had been insufficiently zealous in prosecuting previous CM [[Parkash Singh Badal]] for involvement in the case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Explained: Five reasons why Captain Amarinder Singh had to step down as Punjab CM |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/punjab-congress-crisis-captain-amarinder-singh-resignation-reasons-explained-7517526/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
On 18 September 2021, he resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab, as a consequence of conversations with the Congress high command that suggested the Punjab Congress MLAs were lacking confidence in his leadership.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 September 2021|title='I felt humiliated': Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab chief minister|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amarinder-singh-resigns-as-punjab-chief-minister-amid-tussle-with-navjot-sidhu-101631962905244.html|access-date=18 September 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Singh publicly blamed Sidhu for the internal tension that led to the resignation, calling him "dangerous", "incompetent", and a "total disaster" and that he would fight any attempt to name Sidhu as the next CM of Punjab.<ref>{{cite news |last1=ANI |title=Navjot Singh Sidhu a total disaster, says Amarinder Singh after ouster |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navjot-singh-sidhu-a-total-disaster-says-amarinder-singh-after-ouster-101631989896594.html |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Singh was eventually succeeded by [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] as the new chief minister.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charanjit Singh Channi: Who is Charanjit Singh Channi, the new Punjab chief minister |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-charanjit-singh-channi-new-punjab-chief-minister/articleshow/86342151.cms |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=19 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Singh left the Congress Party, and on 28 October 2021, announced that he would be floating a new party soon and that he would be allying with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Captain hints at seat-sharing pact with BJP, backs Centre on BSF order |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/captain-amarinder-singh-punjab-political-party-7592990/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=28 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
===Punjab Lok Congress=== | ===Punjab Lok Congress=== | ||
Punjab Lok Congress (PLC; English: ''Punjab People's Congress'') is an Indian regional political party, in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] founded by | Punjab Lok Congress (PLC; English: ''Punjab People's Congress'') is an Indian regional political party, in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] founded by Singh on 2 November 2021 after he resigned as [[List_of_chief_ministers_of_Punjab_(India)#Punjab_(Since_1966)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] and quit the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="Foundation">{{cite news |title=Amarinder Singh resigns from Congress; announces new party Punjab Lok Congress |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amarinder-singh-resigns-from-congress/article37304162.ece |access-date=3 November 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 November 2021}}</ref> The party was formed following a split in Indian National Congress in Punjab. Singh has announced that his party will contest on all 117 seats in [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|date=28 October 2021|title=Amarinder announces his party will contest all 117 Punjab assembly seats|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/amarinder-singh-announces-his-party-will-contest-all-117-punjab-assembly-seats-121102701961_1.html|access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
===2022 Punjab Assembly election=== | |||
In [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]], Singh lost from the [[Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patiala Urban constituency]] to [[Aam Aadmi Party]]'s [[Ajit Pal Singh Kohli]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab election results 2022: Captain Amarinder Singh accepts defeat, congratulates AAP on victory |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/punjab-election-results-2022-captain-amrinder-singh-loses-in-patiala/articleshow/90121478.cms |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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{{s-aft|after= | {{s-aft|after=[[Charanjit Singh Channi]]}} | ||
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| state= Punjab | |||
| constituency= Patiala | |||
| before= [[Preneet Kaur]] (INC) | |||
| after= [[Ajit Pal Singh Kohli]] ([[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]) | |||
| years= [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]] – [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]] }} | |||
{{s-end}} | |||
{{Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)}} | |||
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{{16th LS members from Punjab}} | |||
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{{Indian National Congress}} | |||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Amarinder}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Amarinder}} | ||
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[[Category:Chief Ministers of Punjab, India]] | [[Category:Chief Ministers of Punjab, India]] | ||
[[Category:Pretenders]] | [[Category:Pretenders]] | ||