India, Oct. 6 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday named industrialist Rajinder Gupta as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha bypoll in Punjab.

The decision to field Gupta, the chairman emeritus of the Trident Group, was taken by the party's political affairs committee. "The political affairs committee of the AAP announces to nominate Rajinder Gupta as a candidate for election to the Rajya Sabha by the elected members of the legislative assembly of Punjab," the party said in its official announcement.

The byelection, scheduled for October 24, is being held to fill a casual vacancy in the Upper House created by the resignation of businessman-turned-politician Sanjeev Arora on July 1. Arora, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 2022...