In Punjab, there has been a long tradition of holding the elections of the Lok Sabha, or State Assembly, on the basis of alliances. But after several decades, all the national and local parties are contesting the Lok Sabha elections at their own level this time. Due to this, the state will witness multi-cornered contests between major political parties in all the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies. 

This time, the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab are different in many ways compared to the previous elections. This time, the impression of an alliance is not visible in these elections. In the country, the Aam Aadmi Party is a part of the Congress-led India alliance, but in Punjab, both parties are pitted against each other. Talks between the traditional partners, the BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal, did not work out on the alliance, due to which both parties separated after several decades. For the first time, the BJP has entered the electoral battle on its own in all 13 Lok Sabha constituencies, while the Bahujan Samaj Party is contesting alone. Like in the past, the Left parties are contesting this time too.