Ludhiana, April 17 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday named senior advocate and Ludhiana district bar association vice-president Parupkar Singh Ghumman as the party's candidate for the Ludhiana West byelection.

Ghumman, a close aide of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and a five-time elected president of the bar body, will be contesting elections for the first time.

Expressing gratitude to the party leadership, Ghumman said he will work for the development of Ludhiana West and pay special attention to the concerns of traders, industrialists, and business owners who constitute a major part of the constituency.

The bypoll was necessitated following the demise of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Gurpreet Gogi Bassi from an accidental fire...