New Delhi. Assembly elections are to be held in Punjab next year in 2027. For this, all the parties have started their preparations. At the same time, President of Punjab's leading regional party Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Singh Badal has indicated an alliance with BJP. Badal says that he is ready for an alliance with like-minded political parties. This statement of Badal has come at a time when recently Union Home Minister Amit Shah had claimed to form the NDA government in Punjab. Earlier, Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia had said that the alliance of BJP and SAD is the need of the hour.
#WATCH | Chandigarh: Speaking on the possibilities of alliance for the upcoming Punjab elections, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal says, “Akali Dal is a regional party. Punjab is number 1 priority for Akali Dal. Whether we come to power or not, we have to keep fighting for Punjabis. For us, there are two parties which are the biggest enemies of Punjab – Congress and AAP. We can never have an alliance with these parties. Whichever other parties align with the ideology of Shiromani. Akali Dal, we are open to them.”
— ANI (@ANI) October 23, 2026
A delegation of Akali Dal led by Sukhbir Singh Badal today met Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria in protest against the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota and submitted a memorandum demanding the removal of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. After this, while talking to the journalists, Badal said, we can form an alliance with the political parties which agree with the ideology of Shiromani Akali Dal. He said that Akali Dal is a regional party and said that Punjab is paramount for us. Along with this, he described Congress and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party as the main opponents of Shiromani Akali Dal.
Let us tell you that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP have been each other's allies for a long time in Punjab. Both the parties together had also formed the government in the state. In September 2020, Akali Dal had announced separation from NDA on the issue of agricultural laws. Since then, BJP and SAD have parted ways. Now, before the assembly elections, the statements of the leaders of both the parties are indicating that the old allies may come together once again. Drug addiction is a big problem in Punjab and Amit Shah has said that BJP will fight the 2027 elections on the issue of drug-free Punjab.