Sukhbir Badal says situation on alliance with BJP will clear in coming days

Amid discussions over a renewed alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has said that the situation will become clear in the coming days. Interacting with journalists during an event, he said he is not an astrologer and whatever happens will be known soon.

Sukhbir Badal clarified that the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party are enemy parties of Punjab. According to him, leaving these two aside, the Akali दल is ready to talk with any party that protects Punjab's interests and agrees with their philosophy.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Kadian), an organization affiliated with the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, has announced unconditional support to the Akali Dal in the upcoming assembly elections. Union president Harmeet Singh Kadian said that after testing all political parties over the past three months, they took this decision due to Akali Dal's pro-farmer agenda. He alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party government has failed to bring an agricultural policy and fulfill promises made to farmers.

Sukhbir Badal and senior party leader Daljit Singh Cheema welcomed the support received from the Kisan Union and invited other farmer and labor organizations to join the party as well.

Notably, opposing the central farm laws, Akali Dal had broken its 24-year-old ties with the BJP in September 2020. Following this, in the 2022 assembly elections, Akali Dal won three and BJP two seats, while in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Akali Dal could win only one seat and the BJP failed to even open its account.

Key developments

• Sukhbir Singh Badal said regarding a possible alliance with BJP that everything will be known in a few days
• Akali Dal kept doors open for cooperation with other parties leaving aside Congress and AAP
• BKU (Kadian) gave unconditional support to Akali Dal for the upcoming elections