Ludhiana, March 29 -- With four-cornered contest in the offing in Ludhiana, political parties are finding it difficult to draw a balance between various castes and communities while choosing the candidates for the elections.

With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) having roped in sitting Congress MP Ravneet Bittu, the AAP wants to field an equally strong candidate from here whose appeal transcends caste and community affiliations. Bittu has represented Ludhiana consecutively for two terms as the Congress MP. Earlier, he was an MP from Anandpur Sahib. Ludhiana has continuously elected Congress MP since 2009.

The Aam Aadmi Party is zeroing in on former legislator Jassi Khangura from this urban-dominated constituency. Given the diversity of ...