‘Personal ties will remain, but I am politically with BJP’, Amarinder Singh on Rahul Gandhi’s remark
Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh responded to Rahul Gandhi's remark calling him his favorite BJP politician, stating that while personal and family ties with the Gandhis remain, his political commitment is firmly with the BJP. He reiterated his reasons for leaving the Congress and joining the BJP in 2022, despite a past comment about the BJP's rigidity.
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi named him as his favourite politician from the BJP, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday (August 7, 2026) said his personal and family ties with Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi would always remain, but reiterated that he continues to be politically committed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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