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
While addressing state BJP leaders, Amit Shah also hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab and said that in just three months, its face of "deceit and deception has been exposed".