 The Akali Dals in Punjab opposed the name “Sehajdhari Shiromani Akali Dal” and the Election Commission directed to change the words ‘Shiromani’ and ‘Akali’ from the title.As the word ‘AKALI’ means ‘KHALSA’(Amritdhari) and Sehajdharis are not Khalsa hence the old name was selected by the National Council of the Organisation and the Election Commission of India registered the name of “Sehajdhari Sikh Federation” as a Political Party under section 29(A) of the Representation of People Act 1951.Now the Election commission has approved the change of name of the Party as SEHAJDHARI SIKH PARTY (SSP).The Party has been contesting a legal battle in the Punjab & Haryana High Court for the voting right of Sehajdhari Sikhs in the SGPC elections which was existing since 1959 and was disfrenchised in 2003 by a notification.