Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 5 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) president and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa has tested positive for COVID-19.

New Delhi Dec 27 PTI The BJP will contest the assembly polls in Punjab in alliance with Amarinder Singhs Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsas SAD Sanyukt and the parties will issue a joint manifesto Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat said on MondayBoth Singh and Dhindsa a Rajya Sabha MP met with the BJP top brass including president J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Shahs residence here to chalk out a strategy for the pollsA meeting attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah BJP president J P Nadda Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa was held here And it was decided that the BJP Singhs party and Dhindsas party will jointly contest upcoming assembly polls in Punjab Shekhawat told the media after the meetingShekhawat the BJPs poll in-charge for Punjab said a joint committee will be formed comprising two leaders from each party to finalise a seat sharing agreementSources in the BJP said they see the elections in Punjab becoming a five-cornered fight as various farmer outfits may enter the fray besides the Congress SAD and the AAPSingh formed his own party the Punjab Lok Congress days after he resigned as the chief minister and quit the CongressEarlier one of the BJPs oldest allies the SAD moved out of the NDA over the issue of farm sector lawsThe alliance with Amarinder Singh and Dhindsa would associate the BJP with prominent Sikh faces in the state PTI JTR IJT

Mohali (Punjab) [India], December 7 (ANI): Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had a luncheon meeting on Tuesday with Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party Punjab election in charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at his residence in Mohinder Bagh, Siswan of Mohali amid talks of seat-sharing between the two parties ahead of 2022 Punjab elections.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 6 (ANI): Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh, who recently floated his own party Punjab Lok Congress, on Sunday said that decision to form an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa's party has been taken in principle and seat adjustment will be announced soon.