Question

how did sikhs become a political power

Answer 1

The Sikhs organized themselves politically to create a separate state. Many battles were fought by Guru Gobind Singh against the Rajput and Mughal rulers.
 Under many able leaders in the eighteenth century, the Sikhs organized themselves into a number of bands called jathas, and later on misls.
 The Khalsa was inspired by Guru Gobind Singh with the belief that their destiny was to rule.
 Protection was offered to cultivators on the payment of a tax of 20 percent of the produce.
 Their well-knit organization successfully resisted the Mughal governors and the invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali.
 Maharaja Ranjit Singh united the Sikh territories and established his capital at Lahore in 1799.