BJP, SAD agree on ’14 formula for LS polls
TNN | Mar 1, 2019, 06:02 IST
NEW DELHI: BJP president Amit Shah announced on Thursday that his party and its old ally, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), will fight the Lok Sabha elections together and contest the same number of seats in Punjab as in the 2014 general elections.
“SAD-BJP alliance will fight the 2019 Lok Sabha elections together. Their seats will remain the same as they were in 2014. Shiromani Akali Dal will contest on 10 seats and BJP on three,” Shah tweeted. He made the announcement after a meeting with Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and other party colleagues.
Earlier, the party had finalised seat-sharing with Janata Dal (United) in Bihar, Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.
“SAD-BJP alliance will fight the 2019 Lok Sabha elections together. Their seats will remain the same as they were in 2014. Shiromani Akali Dal will contest on 10 seats and BJP on three,” Shah tweeted. He made the announcement after a meeting with Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and other party colleagues.
Earlier, the party had finalised seat-sharing with Janata Dal (United) in Bihar, Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.
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