India, June 27 -- Days after he lost the Ludhiana West assembly byelection to Aam Aadmi Party candidate Sanjeev Arora by 10,637 votes, Congress nominee and former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Friday hinted at internal sabotage in the party for his defeat.

Ashu, who had stepped down as the working president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) on moral grounds soon after the result was declared on June 23, did not name anyone when he took to social media to raise concerns about "proxy politics" in his party. "Some individuals appeared to treat the bypoll as an opportunity to settle personal scores rather than work in the party's interest," he said.

A major reason behind Congress' defeat in Ludhiana West appears to be the "l...