Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Oct. 23 -- A day after union Home Minister Amit Shah predicted an NDA government in Punjab in 2027, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal signalled openness to political alliances on Friday, reviving speculation about a possible reunion with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Assembly elections.
The political significance of Badal's remarks lay not merely in keeping alliance options open but also in identifying the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress as the Akali Dal's two principal adversaries, notably leaving the BJP outside that formulation.
"Any party that agrees with the ideology and programme of the Shiromani Akali Dal is welcome. We have kept our alliance options open," Bada...