Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday declared Balwinder Singh Punia as its candidate from Ambala city for Haryana Assembly elections. Earlier, the party had declared former SGPC member Balkaur Singh from Kalanwali Assembly segment.
SAD is contesting two seats of Haryana in alliance with Indian National lok Dal (INlD), which would be contesting 88 seats in the 90-member Haryana Assembly.
Announcing the names of candidates at party head office, SAD President and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal described INlD-SAD alliance as alliance between the people of Punjab and Haryana.
He said that people of Haryana were all set to vote for INlD-SAD alliance to begin a new era of prosperity, development and brotherhood in this region of the country. He said that this alliance would also root out congress grass from Haryana.
Assigning campaign duties to party leaders and workers for Haryana polls, Badal expressed confidence that party cadre would put its entire energy to win the two seats with maximum margin. “I am confident that party leadership and workers would repeat their performance to ensure party victory as they did in Delhi polls”, he added.
SAD’s alliance with the INlD has upset BJP’s leaders in Haryana who had expressed its dismay over it. However, SAD had maintained that its ties with INlD is age-old and the two parties top leadership have family terms.
Announcing the future plans of expending the party reach in other states, Badal said that party has chalked out plan to contest at 25 seats in Uttar Pradesh polls too. He said that party would create its presence in all the States having Punjabi population.