{"id":9686,"date":"2026-08-07T10:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9686"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:23:51","slug":"sukhbir-singh-badal-meets-pm-modi-fuels-bjp-sad-alliance-buzz-ahead-of-punjab-polls-next-year-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9686","title":{"rendered":"Sukhbir Singh Badal meets PM Modi, fuels BJP-SAD alliance buzz ahead of Punjab polls next year | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133029908,imgsize-788085,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/133029908.jpg\" alt=\"Sukhbir Singh Badal meets PM Modi, fuels BJP-SAD alliance buzz ahead of Punjab polls next year\" title=\"Badal-PM Modi meet sparked SAD-BJP alliance buzz\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Badal-PM Modi meet sparked SAD-BJP alliance buzz\">Badal-PM Modi meet sparked SAD-BJP alliance buzz<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shiromani-akali-dal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiromani Akali Dal<\/a> (SAD) chief <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sukhbir-singh-badal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sukhbir Singh Badal<\/a> met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Friday. The meeting has sparked buzz over whether the BJP and the SAD are preparing to turn the page on years of political estrangement ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/punjab-assembly-elections\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punjab assembly elections<\/a> due early next year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>For both the BJP and the SAD, the timing is significant. Once the state&#8217;s dominant political combine, the two parties have spent the past several years on the margins of Punjab politics, watching their traditional support base shrink while Kejriwal-led <!-- -->Aam Aadmi Party<!-- --> gradually emerged as the state&#8217;s principal political force.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The BJP-SAD who were allies for over two decades, parted ways in September 2020 after the Akali Dal walked out of the <!-- -->NDA<!-- -->, with much credits to Centre&#8217;s three farm laws. The legislation triggered massive protests across Punjab and countrywide and became a political flashpoint.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>However, even after PM Modi-led government repealed the laws in 2021, relations between the two allies remained strained.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>In the 2022 Punjab assembly elections, voters not only rejected the Congress, which was crippled by the Amarinder Singh-Navjot Singh Sidhu power struggle, but also delivered a crushing verdict against both the BJP and the SAD.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Contesting separately, the BJP won just two seats while the Akali Dal managed only three in the 117-member assembly.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Instead, Punjab handed Kejriwal&#8217;s AAP a historic mandate. The party stormed to power for the first time in its second attempt, with Bhagwant Mann becoming chief minister, recording a dramatic shift in the Sikh-majority state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Against this backdrop, the Modi-Badal meeting in Parliament assumes greater political significance. While neither side has officially indicated that an alliance is on the cards, the interaction is likely to intensify discussions over whether the estranged partners can rebuild their relationship before Punjab votes next year.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/sukhbir-singh-badal-meets-pm-modi-fuels-bjp-sad-alliance-buzz-ahead-of-punjab-polls-next-year\/articleshow\/133029908.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Badal-PM Modi meet sparked SAD-BJP alliance buzz NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Friday. 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