Patiala, Nov. 7 -- Three-time former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra on Friday returned to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) led by Sukhbir Singh Badal, after a one-year association with breakaway faction SAD (Punar Surjit).

His son and former Sanaur MLA Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra also rejoined the Akali Dal.

Chandumajra, who won the Patiala Lok Sabha seat in 1996 and 1998 and Anandpur Sahib in 2014, all three times on the Badal-led SAD ticket, parted ways with the party in 2024 amid differences within the leadership.

He subsequently became associated with the Akali Sudhar Lehar, the reform movement that led to the formation of SAD (Punar Surjit) in August 2025.

On Wednesday, Chandumajra resigned from all positions in the SAD (Punar Surjit),...