Ludhiana, May 31 -- Vehicular movement across several major roads in the city came to a standstill on Friday as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a massive roadshow ahead of Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora's nomination filing for the Ludhiana West byelection.

The roadshow, which witnessed the presence of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, caused severe traffic disruption in prominent areas including Ferozepur Road, Ghumar Mandi, Model Town, and Saggu Chowk. Commuters were left stranded for hours as roads remained blocked for nearly four hours due to the rally procession and heavy police deployment.

Long traffic jams were reported in adjoining localities as well, with emergency vehicles and public tr...