HUGE: Akali Dal to boycott Delhi election, says it won't change CAA stand on BJP's request

In a stunning political development coming just weeks before Delhi elections, NDA has been dealt a jolt with Shiromani Akali Dal stating that it will t contest upcoming polls.

Explaining party’s stand, Akali Dal leer Manjinder Singh Sirsa stated that after BJP leership asked Akali Dal to reconsider its stand on Citizenship Amendment Act, Akali Dal decided that inste of changing its stand on CAA, it won’t contest elections.

ding to his statement, Sirsa also clarified party's stand on National Register of Citizens and stated that NRC should t be implemented. "Shiromani Akali Dal also believes that National Register of Citizens should t be implemented. We welcomed CAA but we never demanded that any religion be excluded from this act."

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news of S t contesting Delhi elections comes just days after BJP me mention of it as part of its Delhi plans. While 57 election tickets have been anunced, and three pegged for allies JD(U) and LJP, ten seats remain unanunced at BJP's end.

Rajyasabha MP and S Delhi Incharge Balwinder Singh Bhunder said that though re is an indication that alliance might break, parties are still in talks regarding same. 

"It's t over as of w. We are still negotiating. Talks are on," ded Bhunder. Elections are scheduled for February 8 and result will be anunced on February 11.

Impact of ending BJP-S alliance

Senior BJP leers earlier believed that breaking alliance with Akali in Delhi will have political impacts for its alliance in Punjab as well. Previously, during Haryana assembly elections, BJP h co-opted sitting S MLA Balkaur Singh into BJP, which was criticised by Akalis. 

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