Capt. Amarinder Singh (born March 11, 1942, Patiala, India) is the present Chief Minister of Punjab.
He was commissioned in the Indian Army in June 1963 and resigned in early 1965. He rejoined the Army immediately because hostilities broke out with Pakistan and took part in the actual operations in war against Pakistan and again resigned after the war was over in early 1966.
Political career
He was elected to the Lok Sabha on an INC ticket in 1980. In 1984, he resigned from Parliament and from Congress(I) as a protest against the Army entry in Darbar Sahib's complex in Operation Bluestar. He became convenor of the Sikh Forum and joined the Shiromani Akali Dal. He was elected to the state legislature and became a minister in the state government for Agriculture, Forest, Development and Panchayats.
He broke away from the Akali Dal and formed a splinter group which later merged with the Congress. His tenure as Chief Minister has seen much rivalry and infighting within the party. He got good control of the politics within the Punjab Congress. He is going to complete his 5 year tenure of Chief Minister of Punjab in a fashion and good ruler.
His wife Parneet Kaur was elected to Parliament in 2004.
