Pointing out that his party’s story with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was over, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday, 25 July, suggested that regional parties should come together to form a national front in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
As per news agency PTI, Badal said:
"There is a need for regional forces to get together. Regional forces are more connected to the ground and have better understanding of the people. We have been talking to various parties. Regional parties should come together and form a front before the 2024 general elections."