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SAD and BJP move toward renewing Punjab alliance
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal is expected to meet Amit Shah in New Delhi on November 13.
The talks are expected to cover a renewed alliance between SAD and the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of Punjab’s 2027 election.
The parties were allies from the late 1990s until SAD left the national coalition in 2020 over the Centre’s farm laws, which were later repealed.
The parties may announce an alliance this month, though neither has publicly confirmed the plan.
They are also expected to discuss how to divide seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly.
The BJP has said it wants to contest more seats than the 23 it previously held under the arrangement, but has not given a number.
A larger BJP share would mark a change in the old seat-sharing deal, as the party seeks to grow its presence in Punjab.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are moving toward renewing their alliance ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly election.
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal is expected to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on November 13.
Sources said the talks may cover seat-sharing and finalising the alliance, which could be announced this month.
The BJP is seeking to contest more seats than it did under the parties’ previous arrangement.
The parties split in 2020 after SAD protested the Centre’s farm laws, which were later repealed.
- Who
- Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- What
- The parties are moving toward renewing their alliance, with seat-sharing talks expected.
- When
- A meeting is expected on November 13, 2026; an alliance announcement could come this month.
- Where
- Punjab; Sukhbir Singh Badal is expected to meet Amit Shah in New Delhi.
- Why
- The parties are considering an alliance ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly election. The BJP is seeking to expand its presence in the state.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
SAD and BJP became alliance partners.
SAD left the NDA coalition after protesting the Centre’s farm laws, which were later repealed.
Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, where renewing the alliance was discussed.
Badal is expected to meet Amit Shah in New Delhi to discuss the alliance and seat-sharing.
- Next Punjab Assembly election
- 2027
- Expected meeting
- Sukhbir Singh Badal and Amit Shah, November 13
- Previous BJP seat allocation
- 23 of Punjab’s 117 Assembly seats
- 2024 Lok Sabha vote share
- BJP: over 18%; SAD: over 13%
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What people are saying
We will certainly contest more seats