Senior BJP leader and former Punjab minister Madan Mohan Mittal on Saturday joined the SAD in the presence of party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal here.
Mr. Mittal was upset after his son, Arvind Mittal, was denied a ticket by the BJP from Anandpur Sahib assembly seat. The BJP has fielded Parminder Sharma from the constituency.
Welcoming him into party fold, the Shiromani Akali Dal chief said that with the joining of Mr. Mittal and his supporters, the SAD will get a boost.