Ludhiana, March 15 -- Reacting to the BJP's announcement to go solo in the 2027 Punjab elections, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said every party has the right to take its own decision on alliances.

He said SAD too had contested the 2024 parliamentary elections alone. "For us, the interests of Punjab and Punjabis are supreme, sovereign and above everything else," he said. Sukhbir said would fight for the rights of Punjab and Punjabis and had complete faith that his party would secure a landslide victory in the 2027 election.

Sukhbir's remarks came hours after Union home minister Amit Shah's announcement that the BJP would fight the 2027 assembly polls alone.

Addressing a gathering during the party's...