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In a potential move to revive the historic alliance between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal is set to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on November 13, according to SAD sources. The meeting is anticipated to be held in New Delhi, following Sukhbir's rally at Raikot.

The agenda is expected to cover seat sharing and the finalization of the alliance for the Punjab Assembly election. While the parties have remained tight-lipped about their discussions, sources suggest that the alliance announcement could be made within the month. This potential partnership renews a long-standing alliance which began in the late 1990s, though it was briefly suspended in 2020 due to disagreements over the Centre's agriculture sector laws.

These laws were later repealed, prompting the SAD to rejoin the NDA coalition. The possibility of the alliance has been discussed before, with Sukhbir previously meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in August.