Mohali, May 15 -- The Congress on Thursday announced candidates for all 50 wards of the Mohali Municipal Corporation. The BJP released its first list of 42 candidates, while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) declared 37 nominees.

The Congress, which is the first major party to declare a full slate, has fielded Kanwarbir Sigh Sidhu, son of former mayor Amarjeet Singh Sidhu and nephew of former Punjab minister Balbir Sidhu, from ward number 10.

The BJP has come up with a handful of first-timers, including Jaswinder Pal Singh (ward 30), party's circle 3 president overseeing Sectors 68, 69, 79 and 80, and Gautam Ladhar (ward 40), son of former deputy commissioner and politician SR Ladhar. Parkashwati (ward 14) is an experienced face, having con...