Akali Dal – Jagdev Singh Talwandi Group

Akali Dal – Jagdev Singh Talwandi Group
PresidentJagdev Singh Talwandi
Founded1980
Dissolved1995
Split fromShiromani Akali Dal
Merged intoShiromani Akali Dal
IdeologySikhism
ColoursOrange  

Akali Dal – Jagdev Singh Talwandi Group was a Sikh-centric political party and faction that was created after a split in the Shiromani Akali Dal.

History

The separate faction was first founded by Jagdev Singh Talwandi, former president of Shiromani Akali Dal, after a power struggle with Parkash Singh Badal in 1980.[1][2] It temporarily merged into the United Akali Dal faction in 1985, but the attempts at broader Akali unification failed, resulting in the continuation of the Talwandi faction.[3] Jagdev Singh Talwandi’s faction was a signatory of the 1994 Amritsar Declaration, which attempted to unite all Akali factions behind a common platform.[4] The party merged into the mainstream Shiromani Akali Dal in 1995, along with most Akali factions apart from Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann).[5] Shiromani Akali Dal formed a strong government under the leadership of Parkash Singh Badal, and Jagdev Singh Talwandi was chosen as the Jathedar of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in 2000.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Friends left, but couldn't affect Parkash Singh Badal politically". The Times of India. 26 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sikh Intellectual Talks About What Failed 1984 Sikh Struggle". Sikh24. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "'Khalistan word not used in Amritsar Declaration draft'". Times of India. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Factionalism and fissures in the Akali Dal: An analytical periodization of internal political dynamics and historical trends". Research Gate. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "May 2, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Akali 'Merger'". 2 May 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
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