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Sukhbir Badal meets PM Modi, sparks BJP-SAD alliance buzz ahead of Punjab polls
Sukhbir Badal meets PM Modi, sparks BJP-SAD alliance buzz ahead of Punjab polls
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House on Friday, reigniting speculation about a possible alliance before the Punjab Assembly elections due early next year.…
The Story in Brief
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House on Friday, reigniting speculation about a possible alliance before the Punjab Assembly elections due early next year. Badal raised concerns over Punjab's law and order and alleged corruption in state welfare schemes, according to news sources.
Times Now, citing sources, reported that the two leaders discussed reviving ties after the SAD quit the NDA in 2020 over the Centre's farm laws, which were later repealed. Badal himself called talk of an alliance premature. AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal mocked the meeting on X. The BJP and SAD had been allies for over two decades before the split.
The Indian Opinion
A single photo-op in Parliament has set off breathless talk of a BJP-SAD reunion. The farm-law rupture was deep and public, and three years of cold distance are not erased by one courtesy call. The real test will come when the Election Commission announces dates: if seat-sharing talks leak, the buzz may be real; if silence returns, this was just optics.
Sources (2): news.abplive.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
