New Delhi: Captain Amarinder Singh could not have hoped for a better 75th birthday. His party, the Congress, is making a comeback in Punjab after 10 years and he is expected to return as Chief Minister.
The Congress is set to win a huge majority in Punjab. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Arvind Kejriwal, which had been tipped by many as the winner, is a poor second and the ruling Akali-BJP is last.
As for his party's victory, Amarinder Singh graciously credited Sonia Gandhi, who did not campaign at all, and Rahul Gandhi, who reserved much of his energies for Uttar Pradesh.
He said his first priority would be to fight drugs; Punjab's drug problem was depicted in the acclaimed movie "Udta Punjab" recently.
He was non-committal on having the flamboyant cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu as his deputy.
The Captain has not shared the warmest of ties with Mr Sidhu, who joined the Congress in January amid speculation that he was angling for the Chief Minister's post.
The Congress is set to win a huge majority in Punjab. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Arvind Kejriwal, which had been tipped by many as the winner, is a poor second and the ruling Akali-BJP is last.
As for his party's victory, Amarinder Singh graciously credited Sonia Gandhi, who did not campaign at all, and Rahul Gandhi, who reserved much of his energies for Uttar Pradesh.
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He said his first priority would be to fight drugs; Punjab's drug problem was depicted in the acclaimed movie "Udta Punjab" recently.
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He was non-committal on having the flamboyant cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu as his deputy.
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The Captain has not shared the warmest of ties with Mr Sidhu, who joined the Congress in January amid speculation that he was angling for the Chief Minister's post.
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