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style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Sukhbir Singh Badal</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.JPG/220px-Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.JPG/330px-Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.JPG/440px-Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.JPG 2x" data-file-width="615" data-file-height="695" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Badal in 2008</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Lok_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha">Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sher_Singh_Ghubaya" title="Sher Singh Ghubaya">Sher Singh Ghubaya</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sher_Singh_Ghubaya" title="Sher Singh Ghubaya">Sher Singh Ghubaya</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Firozpur_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Firozpur Lok Sabha constituency">Firozpur</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2004–2009</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jagmeet Singh Brar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paramjit_Kaur_Gulshan" title="Paramjit Kaur Gulshan">Paramjit Kaur Gulshan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data">Faridkot</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1996–1999</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jagmeet_Singh_Brar" title="Jagmeet Singh Brar">Jagmeet Singh Brar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jagmeet Singh Brar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Faridkot_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency">Faridkot</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_deputy_chief_ministers_of_Punjab,_India" title="List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India">Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />10 August 2009 – 11 March 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sukhjinder_Singh_Randhawa" title="Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa">Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa</a> <a href="/wiki/Om_Parkash_Soni" title="Om Parkash Soni">Om Parkash Soni</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />21 January 2009 – 1 July 2009</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rajinder_Kaur_Bhattal" title="Rajinder Kaur Bhattal">Rajinder Kaur Bhattal</a><br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"> March 2007</span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Vajpayee_ministry" title="Second Vajpayee ministry">Union Minister of State for Industry</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />19 March 1998 – 12 October 1999</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Murasoli_Maran" title="Murasoli Maran">Murasoli Maran</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Murasoli_Maran" title="Murasoli Maran">Murasoli Maran</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Punjab_Legislative_Assembly" title="Punjab Legislative Assembly">Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />August 2009 – May 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sher_Singh_Ghubaya" title="Sher Singh Ghubaya">Sher Singh Ghubaya</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Raminder_Singh_Awla" title="Raminder Singh Awla">Raminder Singh Awla</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jalalabad_(Punjab_Assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly constituency)">Jalalabad</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Sukhbir Singh</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1962-07-09</span>) </span>9 July 1962<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 62)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Faridkot,_India" title="Faridkot, India">Faridkot</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Punjab" title="East Punjab">Punjab</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">National Democratic Alliance</a> (1998–2020)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harsimrat_Kaur_Badal" title="Harsimrat Kaur Badal">Harsimrat Kaur Badal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Majithia_family" title="Majithia family">Majithia family</a>, Badal family, Kairon family</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div>As of 22 September, 2006</div>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3652&lastls=14">[1]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sukhbir Singh Badal</b> (born: 9 July 1962) is an Indian politician and businessman who served twice as the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and is currently the president of <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a>, and was a member of Parliament from the <a href="/wiki/Firozpur_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Firozpur Lok Sabha constituency">Firozpur Lok Sabha constituency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-a_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the son of <a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a>, who has served five times as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Punjab_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)">Chief Minister of Punjab</a>. He is influential over the Sikh organizations of the <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Gurdwara_Parbandhak_Committee" title="Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee">Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Badal and his family have ownership stakes in an array of businesses- including real estate, transport and other activities.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_Family">Early life and Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sukhbir Singh Badal was born on 9 July 1962 in a Dhillon Jatt Sikh family in the city <a href="/wiki/Faridkot,_Punjab" class="mw-redirect" title="Faridkot, Punjab">Faridkot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_India" title="Punjab, India">Punjab</a>. His mother's name is Surinder Kaur. Initially, he was educated at <a href="/wiki/The_Lawrence_School,_Sanawar" title="The Lawrence School, Sanawar">The Lawrence School, Sanawar</a>. He completed an M.A. Hons. School in Economics from <a href="/wiki/Panjab_University" title="Panjab University">Panjab University</a> <a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> from 1980 to 1984 and an M.B.A. from <a href="/wiki/California_State_University,_Los_Angeles" title="California State University, Los Angeles">California State University, Los Angeles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-a_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He married <a href="/wiki/Harsimrat_Kaur_Badal" title="Harsimrat Kaur Badal">Harsimrat Kaur Badal</a> on 21 November 1991. She is also a politician and presently Member of <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Parliament of India</a> from <a href="/wiki/Bathinda_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency">Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency</a> since 2009 and was the union food processing minister under Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> until 17 May 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His son Anantbir Singh Badal made his first political appearance in 2019 before the <a href="/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election" title="2019 Indian general election">Indian general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Sukhbir Singh Badal was a member of the <a href="/wiki/11th_Lok_Sabha" title="11th Lok Sabha">11th</a> and <a href="/wiki/12th_Lok_Sabha" title="12th Lok Sabha">12th Lok Sabha</a>, representing Faridkot.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was Union Minister of State for Industry in <a href="/wiki/Second_Vajpayee_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Vajpayee Ministry">Second Vajpayee Ministry</a> during 1998 to 1999. He was also a member of <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> during 2001 to 2004. In 2004, he was re-elected from Faridkot for <a href="/wiki/14th_Lok_Sabha" title="14th Lok Sabha">14th Lok Sabha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became the President of Akali Dal in January 2008. A year later in January 2009, he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was not the Member of <a href="/wiki/Punjab_Vidhan_Sabha" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab Vidhan Sabha">Punjab Vidhan Sabha</a> at that time. He resigned in July 2009, upon the completion of six-month period available for contesting elections for the assembly, during which he didn't contest any elections.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was again appointed Deputy Chief Minister in August 2009 after winning by-elections from <a href="/wiki/Jalalabad_(Punjab_Assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly constituency)">Jalalabad Assembly constituency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab,_Shri_Parkash_Singh_Badal_calling_on_the_Prime_Minister,_Shri_Narendra_Modi,_in_New_Delhi_on_September_22,_2014._The_Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab,_Sukhbir_Singh_Badal_is_also_seen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/The_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab%2C_Shri_Parkash_Singh_Badal_calling_on_the_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_22%2C_2014._The_Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab%2C_Sukhbir_Singh_Badal_is_also_seen.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/The_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab%2C_Shri_Parkash_Singh_Badal_calling_on_the_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_22%2C_2014._The_Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab%2C_Sukhbir_Singh_Badal_is_also_seen.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/The_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab%2C_Shri_Parkash_Singh_Badal_calling_on_the_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_22%2C_2014._The_Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab%2C_Sukhbir_Singh_Badal_is_also_seen.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1509" /></a><figcaption>Badal with <a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a> and Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012_Punjab_elections">2012 Punjab elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2012 Punjab elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Akali Dal-BJP combined secured victory in the 2012 Punjab elections, beating anti-incumbency for the first time in Punjab.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sukhbir was re-elected from Jalalabad and remained Deputy Chief Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-ab_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ab-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dayandnightnews.com_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dayandnightnews.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the new government he held portfolio of Home, Governance Reforms, Housing, Excise and Taxation, Investment Promotion, Sports and Youth Services Welfare and Civil Aviation.<sup id="cite_ref-dayandnightnews.com_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dayandnightnews.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This victory and later victory in <a href="/wiki/Delhi_Sikh_Gurdwara_Management_Committee" title="Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee">Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee</a> elections in January 2013 elevated the position of Sukhbir Singh Badal as an important leader in politics.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leader_of_Opposition">Leader of Opposition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Leader of Opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017_Punjab_elections">2017 Punjab elections</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2017 Punjab elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Badal defeated <a href="/wiki/Bhagwant_Mann" title="Bhagwant Mann">Bhagwant Mann</a> of <a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">Aam Aadmi Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ravneet_Singh_Bittu" title="Ravneet Singh Bittu">Ravneet Singh Bittu</a> of Indian Natioanal Congress in 2017 Assembly Elections.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> and BJP alliance lost the majority to Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, he was elected as Member Parliament of Ferozpur Lok Sabha Constituency by defeating <a href="/wiki/Sher_Singh_Ghubaya" title="Sher Singh Ghubaya">Sher Singh Ghubaya</a> of INC by securing more than 600,000 votes on 23 May 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022_Punjab_elections">2022 Punjab elections</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2022 Punjab elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Badal was the president of Akali Dal during the <a href="/wiki/2022_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election">2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election</a>. Badal contested from the <a href="/wiki/Jalalabad,_Punjab_Assembly_constituency" title="Jalalabad, Punjab Assembly constituency">Jalalabad Assembly constituency</a> and lost the election to <a href="/wiki/Jagdeep_Kamboj_Goldy" title="Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy">Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy</a> of <a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">Aam Aadmi Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Badal lost by a margin of 30,374 Votes.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SAD BSP alliance contested in all 117 seats, and won 3 seats. SAD finished on third spot behind AAP and INC.<sup id="cite_ref-List_Financialexpress_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Financialexpress-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Detentions_and_Protests">Detentions and Protests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Detentions and Protests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Detentions">Detentions</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Detentions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was arrested over the 2015 <a href="/wiki/Kotkapura" title="Kotkapura">Kotkapura</a> firing case, although he was let go due to lack of evidence against Badal.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later in 2020 he was detained for protesting against the corruption of health minister <a href="/wiki/Balbir_Singh_Sidhu_(politician)" title="Balbir Singh Sidhu (politician)">Balbir Singh Sidhu</a> outside <a href="/wiki/Amarinder_Singh" title="Amarinder Singh">Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's</a> house.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before his detainment he stated, "There is scam in vaccination, there is scam in Fateh Kit, there is scam in SC scholarship, farmers' land is being acquired" and then was dragged away by the Punjab Police.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021 during the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Indian_farmers%27_protest" title="2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest">2020-2021 Indian farmers' protest</a>, Sukhbir Singh Badal and his wife Harsimrat Kaur Badal were detained by the <a href="/wiki/Delhi_Police" title="Delhi Police">Delhi Police</a> as they led a protest march in the national capital to mark the first anniversary of the passage of three contentious farm laws.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2023 he was detained over the <a href="/wiki/Sutlej_Yamuna_link_canal" title="Sutlej Yamuna link canal">Sutlej Yamuna link canal</a> issue, he protested against <a href="/wiki/Bhagwant_Mann" title="Bhagwant Mann">Bhagwant Mann</a> who wanted to give Punjab's water to other states against the people's will.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Protests">Protests</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Protests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Every year since 1999, Sukhbir Singh Badal protested against the <a href="/wiki/1984_anti-Sikh_riots" title="1984 anti-Sikh riots">1984 Anti-Sikh riots</a> and for the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Indian Government</a> to give justice for the victims.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Badal had protested against the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Government">Indian Government</a> over the keeping of Sikh prisoners in jail, including the assassins of <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister">Chief Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Beant_Singh_(politician)" title="Beant Singh (politician)">Beant Singh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017 he protested against 4 Akali politicians not receiving clearance to contest in the Punjab elections.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received an 'FIR' over blocking the <a href="/wiki/Ferozepur" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferozepur">Ferozepur</a>-<a href="/wiki/Ludhiana" title="Ludhiana">Ludhiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amritsar" title="Amritsar">Amritsar</a>-<a href="/wiki/Bathinda" title="Bathinda">Bathinda</a>, Bathinda-<a href="/wiki/Mansa,_Punjab" title="Mansa, Punjab">Mansa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a>-Mansa, <a href="/wiki/Jalandhar" title="Jalandhar">Jalandhar</a>-Amritsar and <a href="/wiki/Kharar,_SAS_Nagar" title="Kharar, SAS Nagar">Kharar</a>-Chandigarh roads.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2020 to 2022 he protested and received multiple legal cases for protesting during the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Indian_farmers%27_protest" title="2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest">2020-2021 Indian farmers' protest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sukhbir Singh Badal slammed Sikh preacher and radical <a href="/wiki/Amritpal_Singh" title="Amritpal Singh">Amritpal Singh</a> for using the <a href="/wiki/Guru_Granth_Sahib" title="Guru Granth Sahib">Adi Guru Granth</a> as a shield during his protests in early 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although he also protested against the detainment of Sikh youth during Amritpal Singh's manhunt and the unofficial 'emergency' imposed by Bhagwant Mann.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Like his father, Badal vehemently opposed the construction of the <a href="/wiki/Sutlej_Yamuna_link_canal" title="Sutlej Yamuna link canal">Sutlej Yamuna link canal</a> and always supported the farmers of Punjab on the issue.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversies">Controversies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Issues">Issues</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many Sikhs protested against him for the Kotkapura firing case and asked him to apologize publicly, the <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_(Sanyukt)" title="Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)">Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)</a> separated from the main Shiromani Akali Dal for the same reason.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_of_India_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 2023 he made a public apology to all <a href="/wiki/Sikhs" title="Sikhs">Sikhs</a> in front of the <a href="/wiki/Akal_Takht" title="Akal Takht">Akal Takht</a> declaring that he would imprison the culprits if the Shiromani Akali Dal ever came to power in Punjab.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many politicians from the <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_(Sanyukt)" title="Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)">Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Delhi_Sikh_Gurdwara_Management_Committee" title="Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee">Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee</a> rejoined the mainstream Shiromani Akali Dal, such as Manjit Singh GK, Harpal Singh Jalla, Amrik Singh Janaitpur, Harpreet Singh Garcha, Jagdish Singh Garcha rejoined his party.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_of_India_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2015, a teenage girl died and her mother was seriously injured when they were molested and thrown from a running bus near Gil village in <a href="/wiki/Moga_district" title="Moga district">Moga district</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bus was operated by Orbit Aviation, a company in which Badal has stake.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, it was revealed by news reports that the Chief Minister of Punjab gave the girl's father <span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_rupee" title="Indian rupee">₹</a>3</span> million in compensation.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nepotism_and_Politics">Nepotism and Politics</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Nepotism and Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He has borne the brunt of criticism from supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal that he turned the party into a nepotistic and dynast party from its roots of a Democratic and Panth-centric party.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Badal family has also been accused of shifting the focus of the Shiromani Akali Dal from Panth to Punjab and hence destroying the old party of <a href="/wiki/Master_Tara_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Tara Singh">Master Tara Singh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party President for the past 30 years have been Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal- after the complete losses to AAP and the INC in 2022 Legislative and 2024 General elections many party members took to protest and many left.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_43-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Jhundan Reforms Committee report under Iqbal Singh Jhundan was prepared with steps to make the party succeed and continue as a representative of Punjab; but Sukhbir Singh Badal did not accept it.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A rebel Akali Dal formed within the party including <a href="/wiki/Manpreet_Singh_Ayali" title="Manpreet Singh Ayali">Manpreet Singh Ayali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prem_Singh_Chandumajra" title="Prem Singh Chandumajra">Prem Singh Chandumajra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iqbal_Singh_Jhundan" title="Iqbal Singh Jhundan">Iqbal Singh Jhundan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Parminder_Singh_Dhindsa" title="Parminder Singh Dhindsa">Parminder Singh Dhindsa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Sukhbir had announced his support for the NDA candidate <a href="/wiki/Droupadi_Murmu" title="Droupadi Murmu">Droupadi Murmu</a> during the Presidential poll, Ayali's party had boycotted the election.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Gurdwara_Parbandhak_Committee" title="Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee">Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Akal_Takht" title="Akal Takht">Akal Takht</a> also assumed an autonomous role while dealing with the Akali Dal; often the Jathedar slammed the party for going from working for farmers and laborers to capitalists.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His promise to establish party units in all states having Sikh populations outside Punjab was also not fulfilled, and the Shiromani Akali Dal stopped their work for upliftment of Dalits in Punjab.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2024 General election the party got a lower vote percentage than the <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>; and lower percentage than ever before and radicals received more support and seats.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to most political experts, the reason for the Akali Dal's failure was lack of campaigning and lack of faith in the party.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most supporters of the party state that Manpreet Singh Ayali should be made the Party President and the Jhundan Reforms Committee report should be implemented. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Businesses_and_Real_Estate">Businesses and Real Estate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sukhbir_Singh_Badal&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Businesses and Real Estate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Badal and his family have direct or indirect interests in any array of businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Badal holds a majority stake in the Punjabi language <a href="/wiki/PTC_Punjabi" title="PTC Punjabi">PTC television network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Badal and his family are also major stakeholders in Orbit Aviation, Dabwali Transport, Indo-Canadian Transport Company, Metro Eco Green Resorts, Saanjh Foundation, Falcon Properties, Punjab Animal Breeders, Gurbaz Media, G-Next Media, Rajdhani Express, Azad Hoshiarpur, Taj Travels, PTC Group and Orbit Resorts.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has been accused of enriching private transport companies, which he has a stake in, while the state transport department has deteriorated.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort in <a href="/wiki/New_Chandigarh,_Punjab" class="mw-redirect" title="New Chandigarh, Punjab">New Chandigarh</a> is owned by and named after Sukhbir Badal.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was accused of running Punjab like a Pvt. Limited company instead of a state. Sukhbir Singh Badal's business and <a href="/wiki/Ponty_Chadha" title="Ponty Chadha">Ponty Chadha</a> (supported by <a href="/wiki/Captain_Amarinder_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain Amarinder Singh">Captain Amarinder Singh</a>) were at crosshairs with each other to dominate Punjab's business and industry- after the latter's death it led to Badal's dominance.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bikram Singh Majithia (Badal's brother-in-law) owns Saraya Industries, which has operations in liquor and energy.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Badal's other brother-in-law Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon has majority shares in Shivalik Telecom.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deep Malhotra heads the liquor-making Oasis Group and is an ex-Akali Dal MLA.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shiv Lal Doda set up Gagan Wines and was the Akali Dal local leader in Abohar.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stone crushing industry was dominated by Kuldeep Singh Makkar, who is the brother of ex-Akali Dal MLA Sarabjit Singh Makkar.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> “Out of the 84 luxury bus permits operating in Punjab, at least 52 are with transport companies patronised by the Badals.”<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A new cable distribution network—Fastway Transmission Private Ltd— usurped the main three networks Hathway (belonging to Mumbai’s Rahejas), Zee’s Wires & Wireless India Ltd, and Digicable. Fastway too has a Badal connection.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 2010 and 2015, Jagjit Singh Kohli and Yogesh Shah were directors on Fastway’s board.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their names, incidentally, also show up in the statutory filings of Sukhbir Singh Badal’s two media companies—Gur-Baz Media and G-Next Media.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> G-Next owns the PTC Group of television channels.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, Gur-Baz owned 99.98% shares in G-Next.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Orbit Resorts owned 99.98% shares in Gur-Baz.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sukhbir Badal owned 67.32% of Orbit Resorts.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_60-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is unproven but alleged that Badal also indirectly owners a share in parking lots and night clubs in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, and multiple large farms in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">United States of America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Badal has been complemented by his supporters and opponents that he has a shrewd business acumen; 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