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In Badal’s departure, opportunity for SAD

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November 18, 2024

Sukhbir Singh Badal's resignation as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is not surprising given his continuance at the helm of the party became difficult after the Akal Takht, the spiritual seat of the Sikh community, declared him a tankhaiya (someone guilty of religious misconduct). As a panthic party, SAD could not have let Badal continue as president after the move.

The Badal family has helmed the party since 1996 and dominated its electoral politics. Parkash Singh Badal was the chief minister of Punjab four times and is the only CM to win back-to-back assembly polls between 2007 and 2017. However, the party has been sliding since 2017: Its vote share dipped from 27.57% in the 2019 general election to 13.4% in 2024 and its presence in the Punjab legislative assembly is now

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