BJP and Akali Dal move closer to alliance. (Img: IANS)
New Delhi: The BJP-Akali Dal alliance is at the final stage and expected to be announced soon. Sukhbir Badal may meet Amit Shah in Delhi on Friday; both sides are discussing seat-sharing for the 117-member Punjab Assembly.
New Delhi: The BJP-Shiromani Akali Dal alliance for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections is on track, with both parties eyeing a formal announcement within November.
Top BJP sources on Thursday confirmed that the talks were in the final stages and a formal declaration was being planned within November. Sources do not rule out Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling to Punjab and announcing the pact at a public meeting.
Sources said, "We are already behind time. We are eyeing the declaration of the alliance within November. It will not go on until December. The alliance is on track. We are finalising the details. We will form the Government in Punjab".
BJP and Akali Dal leaders are expected to meet in Delhi on Friday to discuss the details of the alliance. Sources said Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal may meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, although there is no official word on the engagement.
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It is learnt that Badal has postponed an event planned in Chandigarh for Friday for the induction of Bibi Jagir Kaur into the party. The two sides are currently engaged in discussions on seat-sharing for the117-member Punjab assembly.
