Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal is facing an uphill task at his native village Badal as five aspirants associated with the party have filed their nominations for the post of sarpanch and none of them is ready to withdraw their papers.

Though there’s no AAP-backed aspirant, there’s just one hopeful having allegiance to the Congress in the fray.

Last time, the Congress-backed candidate Jabarjang Singh Mukha was elected as sarpanch of Badal village, who defeated Udayveer Singh Dhillon, a close relative of former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Talking to The Tribune, Mukha said, “The post of sarpanch has been reserved for a SC woman and Rozy is our candidate. The Congress has thrown weight behind her. Five more aspirants having allegiance to SAD are in fray. They all have held meetings with Sukhbir, who has failed to build consensus on one name. Let’s see what happens on October 7, which is the last date for withdrawal of nominations.”

The six aspirants who have filed their nominations include Rozy, Rajinderpal Kaur, Beant Kaur, Kamla Devi, Kulwinder Kaur and Kali Kaur.