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Amit Shah Says NDA Will Govern Punjab by 2027

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

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Union Minister Amit Shah announced the NDA will govern Punjab in 2027, prompting reunion talks.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said his party will ally with similar groups, rejecting Congress and AAP.
Badal’s delegation met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, demanding CM Bhagwant Mann’s dismissal over activist Jhota’s killing.
Sources note seat-sharing talks could give BJP about 60 seats and the Badal-led SAD roughly 57.

History

Historical Context

In the 1998 Indian general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiromani Akali Dal forged a statewide alliance that swept Punjab. That pact secured nine Lok Sabha seats for the SAD and two for the BJP, capturing roughly 85 % of Punjab’s parliamentary representation. Today, Amit Shah’s NDA seeks arrangement, with Badal’s SAD eyeing 57 seats against BJP’s 60, while Kataria confronts Badal’s demand to dismiss CM Bhagwant Mann. If the pact holds, the NDA could replicate the 1998 dominance, shaping Punjab’s 2027 legislature and influencing national coalition calculations.

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Story summary

Union Minister Amit Shah announced the NDA will govern Punjab in 2027, prompting reunion talks.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said his party will ally with similar groups, rejecting Congress and AAP.
Badal’s delegation met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, demanding CM Bhagwant Mann’s dismissal over activist Jhota’s killing.
Sources note seat-sharing talks could give BJP about 60 seats and the Badal-led SAD roughly 57.

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