Chandigarh, March 12 -- The recent upheaval in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-led Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) decision-making has done more than just remove two Jathedars - it has brought to the fore the long-suspected power struggle between Akali leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal and his once-trusted brother-in-law, Bikram Singh Majithia.
For years, Majithia and Sukhbir stood as an inseparable political duo, but the recent crisis suggestedthat the apprehensions of late Akali patriarch and five-time Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal might be coming true. Those close to the Akali corridors have long speculated that Majithia, an ambitious leader with an aggressive political style, harboured greater aspirations within th...