Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal)

Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) was a splinter group of the Parkash Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). The party was launched in 2004 with Surjit Kaur Barnala (wife of SAD leader Surjit Singh Barnala) as its president. Prem Singh Chandumajra also joined it after being denied a ticked by the Badal-led SAD, but later left to join SAD (Badal) again in 2007.

The party contested the Patiala seat, but failed. In 2007, the party merged back into the Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal.^[1]

Later, however, the party split out of SAD again. In 2014, the party merged into the Indian National Congress this time.^[2]

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Sikh politics

Organisations	Ghadar Party Shiromani Akali Dal Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Haryana State Akali Dal Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) Akali Dal (1920) United Akali Dal Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic) Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) All India Sikh Students Federation Rashtriya Sikh Sangat Khalsa Raj Party Punjab Janata Morcha Punjab Rights Forum Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Awaaz E Punjab

Leaders	Master Tara Singh Sardul Singh Caveeshar Baldev Singh Swaran Singh Jagjit Singh Chauhan Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Surjit Singh Barnala Capt. Amarinder Singh Sukhbir Singh Badal Parkash Singh Badal Harcharan Singh Longowal Gurnam Singh Lachhman Singh Gill Manmohan Singh

Events	Akali movement Punjab State Agitation Anandpur Resolution Khalistan movement Operation Blue Star 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Portal:Sikhism

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