Chandigarh, April 4 -- Prepared to embark on its solo electoral journey in Punjab for the first time since 1996, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has reached the final stages of selecting candidates for all 13 Lok Sabha seats in the State. After thorough consultations and deliberations involving party seniors and grassroots workers, the candidates' names have been meticulously vetted and are now poised for formal announcement by the party leadership, anticipated to occur by the end of this week.

To strategically position itself for the upcoming elections, the Akali Dal has carefully assessed each constituency to nominate candidates with strong potential for victory. The party's leadership, led by its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, has ensured...