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Union MoS rules out BJP-SAD alliance in Punjab
The New Indian Express Vellore
|November 13, 2025
UNION Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of an alliance between the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the Punjab assembly elections to be held in 2027.
“We will contest the 2027 assembly polls on our own,” Bittu said, adding that the BP is confident of its growing strength in Punjab.
This story is from the November 13, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vellore.
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