Shrimoni Akali Dal on Wednesday announced former Union minister Bikram Singh Majithia will contest Punjab Assembly election against Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sindhu. The two leaders will battle for the Amritsar East Assembly seat in the upcoming polls.

Akali Dal patriarch and five-time chief minister Prakash Singh Badal will contest the state Assembly election from his traditional seat Lambi in Muktsar, the party announced.