Ludhiana, June 13 -- As the byelection for the Ludhiana West constituency approaches, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate and sitting Rajya Sabha Member Parliament Sanjeev Arora speaks candidly about his reasons for contesting, past achievements, and future outlook. In an exclusive interview, he responds to questions on his political choices, the development work done in the last 75 days, and his views on the party's strategy. He also added that he received overwhelming support from people of the constituency. The people made too easy for me to contest the election with their support.

Q: You are already a Rajya Sabha MP with three years left in your term. Why did you choose to contest the Ludhiana West byelection?

Arora: I am a sipahi (sold...