Due to the salary of Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal and the way Virsa Singh Valtoha, who was very close to him, used abusive language against the Jathedars of the Takhts after receiving punishment from Sri Akal Takht Sahib, it seemed that it would be difficult for the Badal Dal candidate to compete this time. Winning the post of Shiromani Committee President will not be easy, but the way Sukhbir Singh Badal kept his Shiromani Committee members behind the scenes, it became easy for Harjinder Singh Dhami to become the President for the fourth time. The separate faction formed for the reform of the Shiromani Akali Dal has suffered a big setback due to the defeat of Bibi Jagir Kaur, because this time Bibi Jagir Kaur has got nine less votes than last year. Although many eminent Akali leaders were in support of Bibi Jagir Kaur, they could not succeed in making Bibi Jagir Kaur win. After the defeat, the way Bibi Jagir Kaur has described the pro-Dhami members as having a dead conscience, it is clear that the Shiromani Akali Dal reform movement group is very disappointed with this defeat.
The victory of Harjinder Singh Dhami in support of Sukhbir Singh Badal has given a big relief not only to the Shiromani Akali Dal but also to Sukhbir Badal. This time, his rebels had also tried their best to defeat Harjinder Singh Dhami in the elections and further weaken the Akali Dal, but could not succeed.
It should be remembered that the Badal Akali Dal had distanced itself from the election field for four assembly seats because the election for the post of Shiromani Committee President is more important for it than these four seats. Sukhbir Badal has been successful in this regard, because despite the opposition of the Sikh community, the pro-Badal Shiromani Committee members did not change their decision. This victory of Sukhbir will also have an impact on the decisions of the Singh Sahibs. After the formation of the advisory board by the Shiromani Committee, the Jathedar will no longer be able to pay the salaried Sukhbir Singh Badal any salary at his discretion, while the Sangat was demanding that Sukhbir Singh Badal should be given a political salary since he has committed such heinous crimes. This may be the basis behind the advisory board of the Akal Takht Sahib being formed by the Shiromani Committee. It is also possible that Giani Harpreet Singh can be shown the way out because Virsa Singh Valtoha has again opened a front against Giani Harpreet Singh, but interfering in the work of the Akal Takht Sahib can be politically costly for the Badal Dal and the Shiromani Committee. Well, this victory has given a big relief not only to the Shiromani Akali Dal but also to Sukhbir Badal. The election of Harjinder Singh Dhami by Sukhbir Singh Badal has come to the fore among the Panthic parties. Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami is a sincere and dedicated personality. For the last 3 years, he has remained an undisputed personality to a large extent while holding this position, due to which his influence has been recognized in the Panthic ranks. Although this election for the fourth time is being considered the last because the term of this house of the Shiromani Committee has ended a long time ago. Due to the constantly arising situations here and due to the respective priorities of the central governments of the time, these elections could not be held. Therefore, according to the constitution of the Shiromani Committee, new office bearers have been elected every year from the house that has completed its term. But at the same time, the Akali Dal has given a message to the leaders of the reform movement to work harder. The question is also in the womb of time whether Sukhbir Singh Badal will be able to win the Panthic mentality and establish his political base? The Badal Akali Dal also needs to think seriously about this. Only by emerging in its new form and creating and adopting policies in the interest of the Panth and Punjab can it be expected to once again receive a huge response from the Sikh Panth and all Punjabis.
