Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
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Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) is a Sikh Nationalist political party led by Simranjit Singh Mann,[5][6] it is a splinter group of the Shiromani Akali Dal. They use 'Balti', the Punjabi term for bucket as their official election symbol. Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) was formed on 1 May 1994. The party has seen a resurgence in support after the deaths of Deep Sidhu and Sidhu Moose Wala who were supporters and seen as sympathetic to the cause of Simranjit Singh Mann.[7][8] Their 2022 Lok Sabha victory after more than two decades has been viewed as a resurgence in Sikhism,[9] and a political vacuum due to collapse of other traditional political parties in Punjab.[10][11] The last major victory for Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) was in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, where the party and their allies won 10 out of 13 seats from Punjab.[12]
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) | |
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Abbreviation | SAD(A) |
President | Simranjit Singh Mann |
Lok Sabha Leader | Simranjit Singh Mann |
Founded | 1 May 1994; 29 years ago (1994-05-01) |
Split from | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Headquarters | Quilla S. Harnam Singh, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, India |
Student wing | Sikh Students Federation |
Youth wing | Youth Akali Dal Amritsar |
Ideology | Sikh nationalism[1][2] Sikh minority rights[3] Sikhism[4] |
Political position | Centre-right |
ECI Status | Registered |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
Election symbol | |
Website | |
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