SAD- BJP is on its way to Score Hat-Trick in Punjab Election 2017: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

The Minister for Food Processing Industries and SAD MP from Bathinda said the alliance will be voted back because it had worked hard for the future of the state on an agenda of "development, development and yet more development". Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine in Punjab will create history again by winning the Assembly elections for the third consecutive time next year.

“A lot has been done, there is always a lot more that needs to be done. I am very confident that we will do a hat-trick and create history for the third time," she told PTI during a visit to the UK earlier this week.

Punjab election are scheduled in January-February and will see close battle in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), SAD-BJP ruling alliance and Congress.

"The World Bank has ranked Punjab as the best destination in ease of starting up a new business. Take any sector, in education - we were 14th when we took over, today we are 2nd in the country. In the last 10 years, there is not a single Punjabi in any city or any village who would say that development has not happened in the state."

"We were a power deficit state, but now we are a power surplus state; the revenues of the state have gone up three times; we have three international and five domestic airports; the entire infrastructure has been upgraded." She said Punjab is the only state where water and electricity for farming is given absolutely free of cost, which is a huge support to farmers.

During her three-day visit to the UK to promote India as a destination for food processing, minister held talks with all the top UK retail chains including Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Partridges, Waitrose, Holland & Barrett and Harrods.

"We want global giants to come and Make in India, not just for India but we are looking at making India the food factory of the world because that is the kind of raw material base we have," she said.

"We want global giants to come and Make in India, not just for India but we are looking at making India the food factory of the world because that is the kind of raw material base we have," quoted cabinet minister.