BJP to fight 2027 Punjab polls alone, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu confirmed on Wednesday. He made it clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party will not form any alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
Bittu said the BJP does not want to carry the Akali Dal’s “drug and sacrilege taint.” The party, he added, is confident of contesting the 2027 Assembly elections independently. “We fought the 2022 Assembly polls, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and all bypolls on our own. We will do it again,” he stated.
The minister also said that votes are not a concern as the BJP’s support base is growing in Punjab. He emphasized that the party’s main focus is on speeding up development projects across the state.
When asked about state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar’s statement supporting a possible alliance, Bittu dismissed it as a personal view.
Commenting on Panjab University protests, Bittu said the Senate election dates will be announced soon. He accused the state government of ignoring its financial duties towards the university and said academic standards had dropped.
In the future, the BJP aims to strengthen its Punjab development mission and build a solo election strategy for 2027.
