Ludhiana, March 23 -- As the Ludhiana West by-election closes in, former Punjab minister and state Congress working president Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Saturday called on Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.

After meeting Rahul Gandhi, who is the All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief, two-time MLA Ashu said 'winds of change' were rising from the poll-bound constituency and will sweep Punjab by 2027.

Ashu is among the front-runners from the Congress for a ticket from Ludhiana West.

The bypoll was necessitated after the death on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi on January 11.

The AAP has already named Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora as its candidate.

Hitting out at the AAP government, Ashu said the struggle is bigger than an elect...