Amarinder Singh meets NSA Doval, a day after he met Amit Shah

Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Thursday met NSA Ajit Doval, a gathering which comes a day after he met Home Minister Amit Shah amid hypothesis over his future transfer after resigning as Punjab chief minister.

Singh met Doval at his residence right here. The assembly between the 2 lasted for round half-hour.

After the assembly, the National Security Advisor (NSA) left for the residence of Shah.

Singh’s assembly with Shah on Wednesday had added one other dimension in politics in Punjab the place no get together is being seen as a transparent favorite within the polls, anticipated to be held early subsequent yr.

The politically vital assembly, which got here days after Singh resigned as chief minister after accusing the Congress of humiliating him, raised hypothesis over his future plans forward of the polls in Punjab with some political analysts viewing it as a sign that Singh could also be in search of the help of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Sources near Singh had mentioned the previous chief minister is learnt to have additionally mentioned the interior safety state of affairs in Punjab with Shah.

With the farmers’ protests additionally seen to be affecting the BJP’s prospects in western UP, the Modi authorities could intensify efforts to finish the stir.

Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are among the many 5 states going to the meeting polls early subsequent yr.