Summary:
The topmost SAD leader’s move came amid talks of the five local leaders joining the Congress after they put in their papers. The same day, Akali Dal had got some compensation with a former secretary of Punjab Congress, Iqbal Singh Dhillon, and Congress councillor Sherry Total joining the SAD.The remaining Akali councillors are Rajinder Singh Sidhu, Master Harmandar Singh, and Baljit Singh. Basal reached the residence of MC councillor Nirmal Singh Sandhu in the evening and succeeded in persuading him to make a comeback to the Shiromani Akali Dal . He also visited the house of Rajinder Singh Mann, whose wife Parminder Kaur is a former councillor.Mann, however, did not disclose his position. Sidhu, when contacted, said he was not home and was going to join Congress on Thursday..