Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal meets PM Modi, raising speculation on SAD-BJP alliance

Senior party leader Daljit Cheema declined to comment on the alliance for now, stating only that talks had taken place; “The leaders have met, that’s all,” Mr. Cheema told The Hindu.

Badal-PM Modi meet sparked SAD-BJP alliance buzzNEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Friday. The meeting has sparked buzz over whether the BJP and the SAD are preparing to turn the page on years of political estrangement ahead of the Punjab ass