# Sukhbir Badal backs women’s quota, delimitation; BJP reunion buzz 2026-08-08T14:07:49+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) A day after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced his party's support for the women's reservation bill and the Centre's new delimitation proposal. The SAD had earlier opposed linking delimitation to the 2011 Census, but now backs the plan to increase Lok Sabha seats by 50% across all states. The decision has revived speculation of a rapprochement between the former allies BJP and SAD in Punjab. At a meeting in Chandigarh, senior SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the party will openly back the women's reservation bill in Parliament. On the question of a formal alliance with the BJP, Cheema remained cautious, saying only the decisions taken at the meeting were being shared. The move drew sharp criticism from AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who mocked the possible reunion. SAD retaliated, calling his remarks a sign of nervousness. ## Coverage - aajtak.in - aajtak.in (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:06:49+00:00. Tags: गठबंधन, पंजाब राजनीति, परिसीमन, भाजपा, महिला आरक्षण, शिरोमणि अकाली दल Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sukhbir-badal-backs-womens-quota-delimitation-bjp-reunion-buzz/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sukhbir-badal-backs-womens-quota-delimitation-bjp-reunion-buzz/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/