Though Punj has tried to articulate genuine feelings of the state unit, the perceptions and priorities of the national leadership of the BJP are different. Badal, like Thackeray, is an old and trusted ally, with a firm commitment to anti-Congressism. The BJP alliance with the Akalis goes back a long way, far older than the inception of the NDA. At a time when an early Lok Sabha poll appears likely, Advani obviously feels the need to put his own house in order by sewing up the party ties with the Akali Dal.
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