Shiromani Akali Dal in post reorganisation Punjab a study of organisational structure leadership pattern and emerging political dynamics

Abstract

To understand Shiromani Akali Dal in context of Punjab politics there is need to understand the changes adopted by the party in post-militancy era in terms of institutional, organisational and leadership structure within the Akali Dal and theirop configuration in Punjab. Without a historical and conceptual understanding of these institutional structures and the leadership which dominates them, an analysis of the political dynamics surrounding the current Akali Dal political issues remains difficult to understand. It is important to examine the decline of Sikh separatism and most importantly what led Akali Dal political leadership to revive the party. The objective of present study is to analyse organisational and institutional changes in party. This phenomenon can be explained by examining the changing interests, incentive structures and patterns of dominance and legitimacy of SAD as a political actor in Punjab. newline