AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora with Arvind Kejriwal Photo: X AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora with Arvind Kejriwal Photo: X AAP on Wednesday named Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora as its candidate for the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll.
The announcement was made by AAP national general secretary Sandeep Pathak in a post on X.
Both teams started off strong, looking to break each others' back line in the first quarter but no team were able to breach the barrier.
The date for the bypoll has not been announced yet.
Arora, a Ludhiana-based industrialist, has been a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2022.
The Ludhiana West seat fell vacant following the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi last month.
Gogi died at his home of a gunshot injury after his licensed weapon accidentally discharged.
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"Humbled and grateful to the leadership AAP for reposing faith in me to contest the Ludhiana West bye-elections. As someone deeply connected to my hometownfcl-777, I look forward to serving my people with dedication and sincerity," Arora said in a post on X.