India, Feb. 26 -- The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday named Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora as its candidate for the Ludhiana West assembly byelection.

The announcement was made by AAP national general secretary Sandeep Pathak in a post on X.

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 on January 10. Gogi died at his home of a gunshot injury after his licensed weapon accidentally discharged.

The move to nominate Arora as the byelection candidate is being seen as a bid by the AAP to clear the way for party convener and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal t...