Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthik)

Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthik), a Sikh political party in the Indian state of Punjab. One of several splinter groups of Shiromani Akali Dal launched by Captain Amarinder Singh in 1991. Singh was an Akali moderate, who opposed the Khalistan militancy.

In January 1992 SAD (Panthik) merged with the Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal). Amarinder however felt marginalized, and in February 1997 the SAD (Panthik) was re-launched. On September 12, 1997 SAD (Panthik) merged with the Indian National Congress and Amarinder Singh became the president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) replacing Rajinder Kaur Bhattal.