'Tankhaiya' Sukhbir Badal resigns as SAD president, party working committee to decide election schedule on November 18

Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, resigned following his declaration as 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct) by the Akal Takht. Badal's resignation comes ahead of the party's upcoming elections for president and other key positions.