Ludhiana, May 30 -- Congress' Bharat Bhushan Ashu and Shiromani Akali Dal's Parupkar Singh Ghuman filed their nominations for the Ludhiana West bypoll on Thursday.

The last day to file papers is June 2. The bypoll was necessitated after the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January. The election will take place on June 19 and the counting will be held on June 23.

Cong puts up a united front

Ashu was accompanied by Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president and Member of Parliament Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and the top leaders of the state unit, putting to rest all speculations of infighting.

Apart from Warring, senior leaders including former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, form...