The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will support the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) nominee in the Jalandhar West Assembly bypoll instead of its official candidate, Surjit Kaur. This shift comes after two panel members who selected Kaur rebelled against SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. SAD cannot change its official candidate now as the deadline has passed. Senior party leader Daljit Singh Cheema announced the support for BSP’s Binder Kumar and requested Kaur to withdraw. Rebel SAD leaders, however, continue to back Kaur, accusing the party leadership of avoiding the electoral contest.