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The Shiromani Akali Dal released the second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections

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Mahinder Singh KP joined the Akali Dal after leaving the Congress. The party has given a ticket from Jalandhar, while Harsimrat Kaur Badal's name is also in this list, who is again going to the election battle from Bathinda. (Photo: Facebook/Sukhbir Singh Badal)

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday released the second list of Lok Sabha candidates, in which candidates have been announced from 5 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and one in Chandigarh.

Mahinder Singh KP joined the Akali Dal after leaving the Congress. The party has given a ticket from Jalandhar, while Harsimrat Kaur Badal's name is also in this list, who is again going to the election battle from Bathinda.

Ticket has been given to Nardev Singh Bobby Mann from Ferozepur, last time Sukhbir Singh Badal himself became MP from this seat. won the election as Shiromani Akali Dal from Ludhiana Ranjit Singh Dhillon,

Ticket has been given to Sohan Singh Thandal from Hoshiarpur and Hardeep Singh Butrela from Chandigarh. The party is now only to announce the candidate from Khadur Sahib.

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