A) The public warmth signals backchannel efforts to rebuild a united Akali platform before 2027.
B) Dissidents may be open to unity, but only if leadership concerns around Sukhbir Singh Badal are addressed.
C) Friendly optics without a formal political framework may amount to little more than symbolic gestures.
D) If unity talks fail to move beyond courtesy meetings, factional fragmentation could continue to weaken the Akali space.