Chandigarh, Dec. 3 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections in Punjab, marking the party's formal preparations for the rural local body polls.

The list released on Tuesday includes candidates across multiple districts and reserved categories, with "significant representation for women and Scheduled Castes."

According to the list, AAP has fielded candidates for several Zila Parishad zones, including Mukerian, Kapurthala, Sultanpur Lodhi, Phagwara, Sahnewal, Payal, Gill, Raikot, and Dakha. In Mukerian, the party has nominated Sangeeta Kumari from Nangal Bihalan (Women), Pawan Deep Kaur from Naushahira Pattan (Women), and Darshan Singh from Hajipur (SC)...