Ludhiana, July 25 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will go solo in the 2027 Punjab assembly elections, Punjab unit's working president Ashwani Sharma said here on Thursday, categorically ruling out any alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

Addressing a gathering of party workers at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan on Thursday, Sharma said: "The people of Punjab have now realised that they need the BJP, and the BJP needs Punjab. The party is preparing for (fighting) all 117 Assembly seats."

He pointed out that the party contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls solo.

Sharma's statement comes in the backdrop of Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar making a strong pitch for restitching the alliance with the Akali Dal, clai...