Mohali, Nov. 13 -- Banking on a fresh face, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday named Punjab youth development board chairman and former student leader Parminder Singh Goldy as its candidate from Kharar for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections. The party has held the seat since 2022.

The announcement came in the party's second list of 31 candidates which saw several sitting MLAs, including a cabinet minister, being dropped and new faces being inducted. His candidature was authorised by Punjab AAP in-charge Manish Sisodia and state president Aman Arora, according to a party communication.

The announcement follows Goldy's appointment as the party's halka in-charge for Kharar in September. Thanking party national convener Arvind Kejriw...