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United Akali Dal

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United Akali Dal
PresidentBaba Joginder Singh (1989),
Bhai Mokham Singh (2014)
SecretaryGurdeep Singh Bathinda
Founded1985–(1st time)
2014–(2nd time)
Dissolved1994–(1st time)
25 June 2020 (2020-06-25)-(2nd time)
Preceded byUnited Sikh Movement, Insaf Lehar
Succeeded byShiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)-(1st time)
Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic)-(2nd time)
HeadquartersAmritsar
Youth wingYouth United Akali Dal
IdeologySikhism
ColoursOrange  

United Akali Dal[1] was a Sikh-centric political party that was re-established on 22 November 2014 at Amritsar[2] by leaders of United Sikh Movement and Insaf Lehar have played leading role in setting up this party. It originally was a major Akali-faction in the 1980s run by Baba Joginder Singh and Simranjit Singh Mann.

First existence

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United Akali Dal was founded by Baba Joginder Singh, the father of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, and Simranjit Singh Mann, in 1985. Akali Dal – Jagdev Singh Talwandi Group and Akali Dal – Parkash Singh Badal Group had temporarily merged into United Akali Dal in 1987 under the orders of the Akal Takht. Captain Amarinder Singh was also involved in this merger. However, failures in unity resulted with these factions once again splitting into separate entities.[3] The party was commonly understood as the "Akali Dal (Mann)" faction, and contested the 1989 Indian general election and won most seats in Punjab.[4] It was after this election that Simranjit Singh Mann was released from prison.[5] The party merged into Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) after it's establishment in 1994.[6]

Second existence

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On 22 November 2014, the United Akali Dal was re-established at Amritsar. Bhai Mokham Singh of Damdami Taksal was the leader of this restored party.[7] On 25 June 2020, Bhai Mokham Singh and his party members dissolved the party and merged into the new Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic), led by Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.

References

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  1. ↑ "UAD". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Jha, Dhirendra K. (26 November 2014). "Radical Sikh groups see red as RSS gets aggressive in Punjab". Scroll.in.
  3. ↑ "A century of splintering: How Akali Dal & its fractured legacy have shaped Punjab's political landscape". The Print. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "General information on the Akali Dal groups: Jagdev Singh Talwandi's faction; the Shiromani Akali Dal, United Akali Dal, Unified Akali Dal, other Akali Dal factions, and leaders; political beliefs, nature of group, relationship to the government, any information on human rights abuses perpetrated against these groups? [IND1617]". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 25 July 1989. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Book review: Stolen Years – A Memoir of Simranjit Singh Mann's Imprisonment". The Indian Express. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "May 2, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Akali 'Merger'". 2 May 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "former-taksal-leader-bhai-mohkam-singh-floats-political-party-named-united-akali-dal". Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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