Chandigarh, October 23, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Several leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) from Sri Muktsar Sahib joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday in the presence of Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon, signalling a further expansion of the party’s organisational base in the state.
Those who joined the BJP included Maninder Singh Mehndi, former municipal councillor and SAD circle president; Navneet Singh Navi Brar, in-charge of the Punjab IT Cell and vice-president of SOI Punjab; Harmeet Singh Buttar, a youth Akali leader; Harmander Pal Pehlwan, a youth leader and fitness coach; and Lakhvir Singh Khirkianwala, another youth Akali leader.
Welcoming the new members, Dhillon said their induction reflected growing confidence among Punjabis in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He said the BJP’s support base in Punjab was expanding, with leaders and workers from different political parties joining the organisation.
Dhillon added that people across Punjab, particularly young people, were increasingly placing their trust in the BJP’s policies and development agenda.
Targeting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, he said Punjab was facing serious challenges, including drug abuse, gangsterism, extortion, deteriorating law and order, corruption and mounting debt. He alleged that the ruling government had failed to address these issues effectively.
Dhillon said people in Punjab had experienced governments led by various political parties, and claimed that a growing section of the public wanted to give the BJP an opportunity to govern the state.
Expressing confidence that the BJP would form the next government in Punjab, he said the party would work to restore the state’s prosperity and revive the legacy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s era, when Punjab was governed under the historic Sarkar-i-Khalsa.
BJP district president Kuldeep Singh Bhangewala was also present at the joining ceremony.
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