Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) President and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today announced Tejinder Sidhu as party candidate from Mohali assembly constituency. This was disclosed in a statement released from the party head office here today.

Tejinder Sidhu is a former IAS office. With this announcement the total number of candidates announced by ruling Badal Dal has reached to 86. SAD (Badal) is to announce 5 more candidates as rest of the seats are spared for party’s power ally Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).