Lok Sabha polls: BJP hits campaign mode in Punjab, flags off 26 vans to gauge mood of electorate

He further said, “Unlike the AAP which made lots of promises but failed to fulfill them… money did come from the excise department, sand mining department, and so on, but that went to Kejriwalji (Arvind Kejriwal) instead of being spent on developmental works in Punjab… We don’t give farzi (fake) guarantee but the actual guarantee which we can fulfill… and the actual guarantee is also called ‘Modi ki Guarantee’.”

Jakhar informed that the suggestions received from the electorate will be compiled and sent to the party’s central election committee in New Delhi after 10 days.

Asked if there was any possibility of an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Jakhar said, “We are ready to contest all 13 seats but the masses want the alliance to happen…”

Responding to another question, the state BJP chief said that regional parties like the SAD play a crucial role in raising the demands of the local populace.

Jakhar also said the Congress was playing a ‘friendly match’ with the AAP in Punjab.

The veteran leader criticised the BJP-led Haryana government for Shubhkaran Singh’s death during the ongoing farm agitation but also asked farmer union leaders to not exploit the sentiments of youngsters.

Notably, both BJP National President J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to attend the first barsi of late SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal at his native village in Punjab on March 10.