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Focus on strengthening SAD, says Badal amid BJP alliance speculation for 2027 assembly polls
Jun-11-2026

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has ruled out an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, asserting that his focus was on strengthening his party.

SAD chief said, ‘We aim to strengthen the Akali Dal, and we are working towards it. At present, there is no use in replying to ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’. On several occasions, the BJP leaders have declared their intentions to go solo in next year’s elections’. This follows assertions from BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and national spokesperson R.P. Singh, that the party intends to contest all 117 seats alone in 2027.

Yesterday, R.P. Singh said, ‘Despite ongoing media speculation regarding a potential alliance with the Akali Dal, the reality on the ground is crystal clear: the BJP is preparing to contest all 117 seats independently in the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. This is not a matter of speculation but a declared political position’. Singh added, ‘Over the last few years, the BJP has steadily emerged as an independent political force in Punjab, expanding its organisation across regions, communities, and demographics’. 

Amit Shah also unequivocally stated during the BJP’s rally in Moga in March that the party would fight the Punjab Assembly elections on its own strength.

The SAD and BJP parted ways in September 2020 following the massive farm law protests in Punjab.  In the 2022 assembly polls, the BJP won two seats while the SAD suffered its worst-ever electoral performance, winning just three seats. 


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