Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi is a splinter group of the

Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are many ...

. SADD emerged as a separate party on 22 February 1999 when a section of the

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

unit of the Badal-led SAD revolted against the suspension of Ranjit Singh as the

Akal Takht The Akal Takht ("Throne of the Timeless One") is one of five takhts (seats of power) of the Sikhs. It is located in the Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) complex in Amritsar, Punjab, India. The Akal Takht (originally called Akal Bunga) was built by ...

jathedar. SADD sided with

Gurcharan Singh Tohra Panth Rattan Shiri Gurcharan Singh Tohra (24 September 1924 – 1 April 2004) was a president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), a Sikh body in charge of controlling Gurdwara (Sikh places of worship). He died of a heart attack ...

on this issue.. The convener of the new party was Avtar Singh Autopins. SADD president is Paramjit Singh Sarna and general secretary is S. Balbir Singh (Vivek Vihar). In the 2002

Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) is organization in India responsible for the management of Gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in Delhi. It also manages various educational institutions, hospitals, old age homes, librar ...

elections SADD contested with the support of Tohra and his Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal. When re-approachment took place between Tohra and Badal, SADD distanced itself from Tohra and aligned more closely with the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

. In the 2003 DSGMC elections SADD contested supported by Congress. SADD won the elections that year.

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Political parties in Delhi Sikh political parties Political parties established in 1999 1999 establishments in Delhi Shiromani Akali Dal {{Delhi-stub