New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday named Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora as its candidate for the Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll, triggering strong speculations that the seat has been vacated for the entry of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in Rajya Sabha. Hours after the nomination announcement, the AAP dismissed the speculations, saying the 56-year-old former Delhi chief minister would not make his way to Rajya Sabha.
The announcement was made by AAP national general secretary Sandeep Pathak in a post on X. Arora will have to resign from the Rajya Sabha if he wins the bypoll, the date for which is yet to be announced.
Arora, meanwhile, posted on X: "Humbled and grateful to the leadership @AamAadmiParty for reposing f...