BJP to go solo in 2027 Punjab polls, says Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party will contest the 2027 Punjab assembly elections alone. Addressing the Badlaav Rally at Killi Chahlan in Moga, Shah made it clear that the era of the BJP playing second fiddle in Punjab is over. “Whenever we came before you in the past, we were the junior partner. But from today, the BJP begins its campaign to form its own government in Punjab. You have tried the Congress, the Akalis, and AAP; now give us a chance,” he said.Shah said the anti-conversion Bill would be the first the BJP would bring if voted to power. “Our Sikh Gurus made supreme sacrifices against forced conversions. Yet, the Congress and AAP treat those behind these conversions as a vote bank,” Shah alleged. He made a major poll promise: “Give BJP the mandate in 2027, and we will bring an anti-conversion Bill within a month of taking office.”

पंजाब में 2024 में भाजपा को 19% वोट मिला, जहाँ भाजपा 19% तक पहुँचती है, वहाँ अगली सरकार भाजपा की ही बनती है।

ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ 2024 ਵਿੱਚ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਨੂੰ 19% ਵੋਟਾਂ ਮਿਲੀਆਂ, ਜਿੱਥੇ ਭਾਜਪਾ 19% ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਦੀ ਹੈ, ਉੱਥੇ ਅਗਲੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਦੀ ਹੀ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ।#BadlavRallyPunjab pic.twitter.com/jnjFg3mQQt

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 14, 2026

Launching a scathing attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government, the home minister accused the chief minister of neglecting the state to serve his party boss. “The chief minister is merely working as a pilot. His only job is to fly (AAP national convener) Arvind Kejriwal across the country on Punjab’s state-funded aircraft,” Shah said, alleging that the state exchequer has become an “ATM” for the AAP’s national expansion.