A) Building the BJP’s own support base and reducing its dependence on regional allies.
B) Keeping the door open for a possible alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal to strengthen the BJP’s position.
C) Using issues such as drugs, border security and law and order to make the BJP’s case to Punjab’s voters.
D) Balancing the BJP’s national agenda with Punjab’s regional identity, farmers’ concerns and local political realities.