Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday said the generation old political relation with the Indian National lok Dal (INlD) would remain intact in the years to come.
He maintained that its alliance partner, BJP has already been briefed about the same. At the same time, he said that the SAD and the BJP in Punjab was also sharing “closest ever bonding”. SAD is a senior member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), headed by the BJP. Notwithstanding, the party is in coalition with the INlD in the neighbouring Haryana and would be contesting the forthcoming assembly polls against the BJP.
“SAD-INlD relation in Haryana is a generation old political relation since Chaudhary Devi lal which would remain intact in the years to come….BJP has also been briefed about these ties and at the same time SAD-BJP combine is also sharing a closest ever bonding,” said Sukhbir. He announced that SAD would contest Ambala and Kallianwali assembly constituencies in Haryana in alliance with the INlD.