Chandigarh/Ludhiana, April 18 -- / Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday announced senior advocate and former president of the Ludhiana Bar Association Parupkar Singh Ghumman as its official candidate for the crucial Ludhiana West Assembly by-election. With the Election Commission yet to announce the polling date, Congress has fielded former Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and AAP has nominated sitting Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora. The BJP is yet to declare its candidate. The announcement was made following deliberations led by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who held detailed discussions with senior party leaders, current and former municipal councillors, and the Ludhiana district leadership. The party stated that Ghumman's longstanding se...