Overview
- Jagir Kaur formally rejoined the Sukhbir Singh Badal‑led SAD in Begowal, Kapurthala on Sunday in a ceremony that marked her second return to the party in about two years.
- She said she left the breakaway SAD (Punar Surjit) because it failed to meet its goals and had not secured registration with the Election Commission of India, which limited its ability to contest elections.
- Giani Harpreet Singh, leader of SAD (Punar Surjit), denounced returnees as “deserters” and said his faction has not discussed an alliance with the BJP.
- Sukhbir Badal used the event to boost local organisation by naming Kaur Bholath constituency in‑charge and appealed to farm leaders and cadre for support ahead of the polls.
- The Badal‑led SAD is still negotiating seat sharing with the BJP with a formal announcement expected later in November and BJP in‑charge C.R. Patil due to meet state leaders on November 17.