By IANS,
Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday said that his Shiromani Akali Dal would stand by the the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the India-US nuclear deal.
While saying that the Akali Dal is a “permanent part” of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)-led NDA, Badal told reporters here that they would take a final decision on the matter July 15.
Difference over the India-US nuclear deal saw the Left parties withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government Tuesday. Of 13 Lok Sabha MPs in the state, the Akali Dal accounts for eight.