Tarn Taran, July 21 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday announced Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa as the party candidate for the forthcoming by-election from the Tarn Taran assembly constituency. Sukhbir, who addressed a rally at Chabhal village, also made her halqa in-charge of the constituency. Senior party leader Gulzar Singh Ranike has been made in-charge for the Tarn Taran bypoll campaign.

The SAD president said the event set the tone for SAD's victory in the forthcoming by-election. Randhawa, who heads a local civil society group, Azad, joined the Akali Dal along with 43 sitting sarpanches, eight municipal councillors and dozens of former sarpanches and other leaders.

The 60-year-old, who retired as princ...