Amarinder Singh revives SAD–BJP reunion buzz ahead of 2027 Punjab Assembly polls: ‘There is no other way to form Government’

“There is no other way to form the Government than by having an alliance with the Akali Dal,” he said, adding that he was “fit and active”, back in the political arena and preparing for the 2027 polls.

This is not the first time Singh has endorsed the idea of a renewed SAD–BJP partnership. In February 2024, he publicly said that such an alliance “would benefit both the parties”, signalling his consistent view that the old coalition model remains the most viable route for the BJP in Punjab.

Singh’s latest remarks come at a time when similar views have been expressed within the state BJP leadership. In March 2024, state BJP president Sunil Jakhar acknowledged that an SAD–BJP alliance reflected “the emotion of the masses”, though he clarified that he had not made any formal proposal to the party high command. In July 2025, Jakhar went a step further, stating that a reunion with the SAD was “essential” for political stability in Punjab. He argued that revisiting the alliance could counter what he described as “anti-Punjab forces” and urged both parties to set aside past differences for the larger good.

Sources within the BJP say that voices from the ground are again pushing for a fresh discussion on the alliance. A senior BJP leader, requesting anonymity, said repeated electoral setbacks in recent bypolls had revived internal conversations over the need to reconsider a partnership with the SAD.

The SAD parted ways with the BJP in September 2020 after Parliament passed three now-repealed farm laws. The parties had been in an alliance for nearly 27 years.