Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Oct. 22 -- Did union Home Minister Amit Shah inadvertently reveal a possible shift in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Punjab election strategy? His declaration that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would form the next government in the state has revived speculation about a reunion with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), even as the BJP has repeatedly insisted it would contest all 117 Assembly seats independently.
The remark has drawn fresh attention to earlier hints by senior Akali leaders Bikram Singh Majithia and Harsimrat Kaur Badal about a possible rapprochement between the former allies, as well as reports of preliminary discussions on seat-sharing.
Speaking in Delhi on Thursday, Shah said, "The people hav...