India, July 9 -- Amritsar

The recently launched political outfit Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), backed by jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh and his supporters, has decided to enter the fray in the upcoming Tarn Taran assembly bypoll.

The outfit was launched on January 14, 2025, during Mela Maghi at Muktsar Sahib.

The Tarn Taran assembly seat fell vacant following the death of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal after a prolonged battle with cancer on June 26.

Tarn Taran is part of the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary constituency, where Amritpal Singh, currently lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail, secured a landslide victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Contesting as an independent, Amritpal defeated Congress' Kulbir Singh Z...