"Ready For Alliance": BJP On Amarinder Singh's 'Friend Request'
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Amarinder Singh, forced by the Congress to quit as Punjab Chief Minister last month, declared in tweets on Tuesday that he will form a new political party.
A day after Amarinder Singh said he would launch a new outfit and hoped to tie up with the BJP for the Punjab election, his "friend request" has been accepted. "We are ready for an alliance with Captain Amarinder Singh," said the BJP's Punjab in-charge Dushyant Gautam today. ‘I will not rest till I can secure the future of my people and my state. Punjab needs political stability and protection from internal & external threats. I promise my people I will do what it takes to ensure its peace and security, which is today at stake': @capt_amarinder 3/3 https://t.co/HB4xYwYcKM
"Our doors are open for an alliance, though only our parliamentary board can take the decision," Mr Gautam said. He said the BJP was always ready to join hands with outfits that are nationalistic, concerned about the country and concerned about national security.
Amarinder Singh, forced by the Congress to quit as Punjab Chief Minister last month, declared in tweets on Tuesday that he will form a new political party, confirming what he had told NDTV about leaving the Congress, his party of four decades.
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