“See in old days, there were only two parties nationally, Congress and BJP... Now there are regional leaders. Time has come to pick up regional leaders in these national parties and build political campaign around them who can challenge regional parties.”

Indian politician and military historian

Amarinder Singh is an Indian politician, military historian, and former royal, born in the era of independent India. He is best known for serving as the 15th Chief Minister of Punjab and for his earlier service in the Indian Army. Before entering politics, Singh served as an Army officer from 1963 to 1966. He also comes from the Patiala royal family: his father, Yadavindra Singh, was the last Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala and belonged to the historical Phulkian dynasty.