SAD (Shiromani Akali Dal) Status

Akali Dal electoral decline • Factional fragmentation • Panthic credibility crisis

President

Sukhbir Singh Badal

Re-elected April 12, 2025

2022 Assembly Seats

3

Worst ever result

87%vs last week

2024 LS Seats

1

Bathinda only

2%vs last week

BSP Alliance

Collapsed

February 2024 - Going solo

Electoral Decline Trajectory

3 seats

2022 Assembly

1 seats

2024 Lok Sabha

25.97%

Tarn Taran By-poll

Tarn Taran By-poll: 25.97% vote share

Key Leaders

Bikram Majithia

Released Feb 2026

Drug case accused

Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Bathinda MP

Union Minister (Resigned 2020)

Akali Fragmentation (5 Active Entities)

SAD BadalOfficial

Sukhbir Singh Badal

SAD Punar SurjitFaction

Gurpartap Singh

Waris Punjab DeFaction

Manny Singh

SAD MannFaction

Sukhdev Dhindsa

Other splintersMinor

Various

Panthic Credibility Crisis

Akal Takht Action

Removed Sukhbir's 'Zinda Sadh' title

SGPC Control

Contested between factions

Overall Impact

Panthic credibility damaged

Vote Share Trend

201720222024 LSTarn Taran

2024 LS Vote Share (Punjab)

Congress26.30%
AAP41.20%
SAD21.80%
BJP18.56%