New Delhi, April 12 -- Sukhbir Singh Badal, who had tendered his resignation in November last year, was re-elected unopposed as the the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday, April12. Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was declared 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct) by the Akal Takht for "mistakes" committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and its government, had been performing 'seva' at the Golden Temple. During this period, he also survived an assassination attempt last year.

524 delegates from Punjab and other states voted in favour of Sukhbir Singh Badal. Badal's name was proposed by party's working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar while party leader Paramjit Singh Sarna seconded it. The session for electing SAD's new p...