Fresh faces fielded in 17 of 21 opposition-held constituencies
India, Nov. 13 -- The AAP also put its cards on the table by naming candidates against opposition bigwigs, including leader of opposition in the state assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, Punjab Congress chief Pargat Singh and former Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma.
Of the 31 constituencies covered in the second list, 21 are held by opposition parties, with the AAP fielding fresh faces in 17 of these seats.
The party has fielded former SAD leader Guriqbal Singh Mahal, who joined the AAP in June this year, against Bajwa in the Qadian assembly constituency. Mahal was the SAD nominee against Bajwa in the 2022 assembly elections.
AAP halka in-charge Deepak Bali, who is also adviser to the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board, has been fielded against Pargat Singh, a three-time MLA, in Jalandhar Cantonment, while advocate Harsimran Singh will take on Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in Bholath.
Former AAP district president Rohit Syal will fight Ashwani Sharma in Pathankot.
Other candidates include former Akali leader Talbir Singh Gill from Majitha, former MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu from Adampur, Dr Suhani Doda, daughter-in-law of former SAD leader Shivlal Doda, from Abohar, Sonia Mann from Raja Sansi, former mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu from Amritsar North and former Congress leader Devinderpal Singh Ranga from Kapurthala....
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