Punjab will only see the BJP run one candidate for the Lok Sabha. Party state president Sunil Jakhar made this announcement and stated that the decision was made based on public feedback. Leaders and employees feel the same way. Punjab has thirteen seats in the Lok Sabha.
This choice has been made with Punjab's future, youth, farmers, and the advancement of businesspeople and the underprivileged sections in mind. He claimed that all of the farmers' produce had been harvested in the previous ten years. The long-standing demand for the Kartarpur Corridor was met by PM Modi.
Let us remind you that the BJP and Akali Dal were discussing reuniting in Punjab earlier. Senior BJP officials supported it as well. This prevented the conversation from happening.
The issue of the farmers' agitation and the release of Sikh prisoners is the primary reason that Akali Dal and the BJP have decided against establishing another coalition. These concerns are assisting Akali Dal in reclaiming its territory in Punjab. He might have to forfeit the support of farmers and Panthaks if he backs off on these issues. It was this path that he picked in such a predicament. Experts assert that Akali Dal has not suffered any losses as a result of this.
Following the farmers' movement in 2020, Akali Dal split out.
Farmers launched the campaign to abolish three agricultural laws in 2020. Farmers' resentment of local leaders was being directed at them because of the partnership between the BJP and Akali Dal at the Centre. Farmers had begun to boycott Akali Dal and BJP politicians.
In the meantime, the Badal family's daughter-in-law, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, resigned from her position as minister on September 18, 2020. Akali Dal thereafter declared its split from the BJP.
Akali Dal had signed the Moga Declaration in 1996.
The BJP and Akali Dal have a long history together. Akali Dal was the first group to collaborate with the BJP in the NDA's expansion. BJP and Akali Dal ran separate electoral campaigns till 1992. Following the polls, Akali Dal backed the BJP. Akali Dal had signed the 'Moga Declaration' in 1996, and it participated in joint elections for the first time in 1997.
The BJP highlighted three points in the Moga Declaration. which were, in order, national security, harmony between people, and Punjabi identity. The climate that was created in the nation during the 1984 riots was the reason that both parties joined together.
