SAD, BSP form alliance for 2022 Punjab Assembly polls, announce 97-20 seat sharing plan

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday formed an alliance for the 2022 Punjab Assembly election.

New Delhi: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed an alliance for the 2022 Punjab Assembly election on Saturday (June 12, 2021). While addressing a press conference, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the BSP will contest in 20 out of the 117 seats, whereas his party will contest the remaining 97 seats in the 2022 Punjab Assembly election. Announcing the tie-up at the press conference, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal described it as a “new day in politics of Punjab”.