Ludhiana, June 24 -- The AAP on Monday retained the Ludhiana West assembly seat, with its candidate and Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora defeating former state minister and Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu by 10,637 votes. Arora secured 35,179 votes, while Ashu won 24,542 votes followed by BJP's Jiwan Gupta and SAD's Parupkar Singh Ghuman getting 20,323 votes and 8,203, respectively. "I express my heartfelt gratitude to all the residents of Ludhiana West. I promise you that I will fully live up to the trust you have placed in me," Arora said on X. With Arora winning the bypoll, the AAP leader is set to vacate his Rajya Sabha seat. During campaigning, opposition parties alleged that the AAP fielded Arora for bypoll, paving way for part...