India, June 18 -- Ludhiana

The intense campaigning for the Ludhiana West by-election came to a close on Tuesday evening, with all major political parties - the AAP, Congress, BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) - making final efforts to garner voter support ahead of the crucial bypoll.

As the campaigning officially ended at 6pm, political leaders worked tirelessly to sway voters in the urban constituency, which is located in Punjab's industrial hub.

The candidates for the Ludhiana West bypoll are Sanjeev Arora from the AAP, Bharat Bhushan Ashu from Congress, Jiwan Gupta from the BJP and Parupkar Singh Ghumman from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

A high-stakes battle

The Ludhiana West assembly seat fell vacant following the death of AAP MLA ...