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BJP’s 117-Seat Claim, SAD’s Soft Signals: Alliance Talks Behind the Curtain

Monika Malik| 25-Aug-2026

Chandigarh   The BJP’s public insistence on contesting all 117 Punjab Assembly seats on its own is increasingly colliding with strong signals from the Shiromani Akali Dal that the two former allies could reunite before the 2027 polls. While BJP leaders are openly ruling out an alliance and asking workers to prepare for a full-state contest, reports sugg