Amarinder quits Cong, floats Punjab Lok Congress ahead of assembly polls

November 02, 2021 17:47

Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the Congress party and announced a new party namely the Punjab Lok Congress ahead of the assembly elections in the state.

"I have today sent my resignation to @INCIndia President Ms Sonia Gandhi ji, listing my reasons for the resignation. 'Punjab Lok Congress' is the name of the new party. The registration is pending approval with the @ECISVEEP. The party symbol will be approved later," Amarinder Singh tweeted.

Singh had resigned in September as the chief minister and had announced that he will be quitting the Congress after months of a rift with Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. -- ANI

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