Key Takeaways
- AAP has named Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora as its candidate for the Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll.
- The bye-election is necessitated by the demise of MLA Gurpreet Gogi on January 10.
- There are speculations that AAP National Convenor and former Chief Minister of New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal would be sent to Rajya Sabha in place of Sanjeev Arora.
Chandigarh (Punjab): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday named Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora as its candidate for the Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday, announced to field Rajya
Sabha MP Sanjiv Arora from Ludhiana West assembly constituency, where bye-elections are
to be conducted soon.
The bye-elections are necessitated by the demise of MLA Gurpreet Gogi on January 10.
After the party’s announcement, speculations were rife that AAP National Convenor and former
Chief Minister of New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal would be sent to Rajya Sabha in place of Arora, who
is, reportedly, promised to be given a birth in Bhagwant Singh Mann government, after winning
the bye-elections.
