Ludhiana, June 14 -- With the temperature soaring above 45deg Celsius, political parties campaigning for the upcoming Ludhiana West assembly bypoll are avoiding large public gatherings and rallies. Instead, they are limiting their campaigns to small ward-level meetings held early in the morning or late in the evening to avoid the extreme heat.

AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann held evening mohalla meetings on two occasions. Similarly, BJP leaders have also adjusted their schedules to beat the heat.

According to a BJP spokesperson, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, who is visiting Ludhiana on June 14, will attend afternoon meetings with industry and taxi unions at a local hotel. Later in the eve...