Will Shiromani Akali Dal form alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party?
The Shiromani Akali Dal’s president Sukhbir Singh on 12th July 2021 announced his party will form an alliance with the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for the Punjab assembly elections, which will be held in 2023, and said the coming together of both parties was a “new day in politics”.
Is the Badal-bsp alliance motivated by political opportunism?
On 12 June, the SAD’s chief, Sukhbir Singh Badal, and the BSP’s general secretary, Satish Mishra, announced that they would fight the 2022 Punjab assembly elections together. The alliance does not appear to be motivated by shared values, but by political opportunism.
What are the achievements of the Shiromani Akali Dal?
As a regional political party in power in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal has had a number of achievements. Some of these are listed below: The party has a number of frontal organizations under its banner, which have attained great success in catering to the interests of the sections they represent.
When did the Akali Dal come to power in Punjab?
In 1966, the present state of Punjab was formed, with the Akali Dal coming to power. But the government did not last long due to factionalism within the SAD. The Akalis first joined hands with the Jan Sangh (the BJP’s predecessor) in 1967.
Are BSP and sad allies in Punjab?
The SAD and the BSP were allies in 1996, before the Akalis decided to go with the BJP. Punjab politics has come a full circle with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announcing a tie-up for the 2022 Assembly elections in the state.
Why did the Akali Dal break its alliance with the BJP?
This basically meant that that the Akalis had nothing to gain by preserving its alliance with the BJP and stood to lose its core support base completely. There’s an ideological element to this as well. The Akali Dal is unlike any other regional or family-centered party.