Ahead of Punjab assembly elections 2022, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) formed an alliance on Saturday with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a decision which was taken at SAD’s core committee meeting.
Announcing the tie-up at a press conference, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal described it as a “new day in politics of Punjab”.
“Today, is a historic day…A big turn in Punjab’s politics,” he said in the presence of BSP General Secretary Satish Chandra Mishra. He said the SAD and the BSP will jointly fight the 2022 polls and other elections together.
The Mayawati-led BSP will fight 20 of the 117 Assembly seats in Punjab, while the remaining 97 seats will be contested by the SAD, he said.
Among the seats which the BSP will contest are Kartarpur Sahib in Jalandhar, Jalandhar-West, Jalandhar-North, Phagwara, Hoshiarpur Urban, Dasuya, Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar district, Bassi Pathana, Sujanpur in Pathankot, Mohali, Amritsar North and Amritsar Central.
“It’s a historic day…