Tottering Shiromani Akali Dal needs a political revival, not a pivot back into NDA

The Jalandhar bypolls reaffirmed that the AAP is firmly entrenched in Punjab with Congress as the primary opposition. A desperate Akali Dal, in free fall since 2015, is rebuilding bridges with a Congressised BJP, a forced political alignment that is easily evident to voters

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