Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
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 |
| 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 | Hard-line Sikh nationalism Sikh minority rights |
| Political position | Right wing |
| ECI Status | Registered |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly | 0 / 117 |
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| Website | |
| akalidalamritsar | |
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) is a hard-line Sikh nationalist political party led by Simranjit Singh Mann, it is a splinter group of the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab, India. 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 death of Deep Sidhu who was a supporter and seen as sympathetic to the cause of Simranjit Singh Mann. Their 2022 Lok Sabha victory after more than two decades has been viewed as a resurgence in a political vacuum due to collapse of other traditional political parties in Punjab. 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.