SAD

The legacy that haunts Sukhbir Badal: Sacrilege, Dera row, and Panthic anger

August 14, 2026 5:31 am

The attack on the Akali Dal president comes at a time when the party is fighting an existential battle and breakaway groups have emerged to lay claim to its core voter base.

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini rules out alliance with SAD, says BJP's tie-up is with people of Punjab

August 11, 2026 5:32 am

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s statement comes amid speculation over a possible SAD-BJP alliance, following SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday.

BJP’s blueprint for Punjab polls: Deras, Akal Takht, digital outreach

June 25, 2026 8:19 pm

Party’s strategy will also depend on whether or not it can rekindle alliance with Akalis; AAP turncoats likely to get key role

‘Desperate bid to regain power’: Why Bhagwant Mann is talking about an SAD-BJP reunion

June 10, 2026 11:35 pm

While BJP and SAD leaders have largely avoided making definitive public statements on a possible alliance, rival parties have repeatedly raised the issue, as have BJP leaders like Capt Amarinder Singh and former Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar

Amid SAD-BJP tie-up buzz, Punjab sees multi-directional political churn

April 09, 2026 5:56 pm

Leaders of the two parties are not only switching sides among themselves, even the SAD factions are seeing an influx and outflow of leaders

Punjab BJP leader and party hopper makes 'homecoming' to SAD: Who is Arvind Khanna

February 16, 2026 6:35 pm

Ex-MLA has business interests in defence, real estate, hospitality and sports; he also heads Umeed Foundation, which works in healthcare and social empowerment

Doles ahead of 2027 polls | State govt jobs only for Punjabis, Rs 10 lakh interest-free loan for youths: Badal

January 16, 2026 11:19 am

Commenting on CM Bhagwant Mann's alleged “sacrilege video”, Sukhbir Singh Badal said Mann had “committed a heinous sacrilege against the Guru Sahiban and appealed to the “Maha Purakhs” to take notice of it."

SAD actually stood 2nd in Punjab rural elections, has a better overall strike rate than Cong: Sukhbir Badal

December 19, 2025 8:07 pm

The SAD president said the most number of nominations of SAD candidates were rejected in the recent elections because the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government feared the SAD the most.

Why a Punjab bypoll is still making noise 10 days after the results

November 25, 2025 5:06 pm

As arrests of Akali Dal leaders, the party has accused state police of highhandedness to intimidate Opposition workers

SAD 'boycott' of V-P poll: A bid to stay in the game in Punjab politics?

September 09, 2025 6:58 pm

Rebel faction also questions Sukhbir Badal's move, to abstain from the poll citing Punjab floods, as a "case of too little, too late"

Assembly Elections 2022: People turn out in large numbers to vote in Punjab, UP

February 20, 2022 3:02 pm