Ludhiana West Bypoll: Congress Fields Ex-Punjab Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu Against AAP MP Sanjeev Arora

Chandigarh, Apr 4 (PTI) Congress Friday evening announced former Punjab Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu as the party candidate for contesting the Ludhiana (West) Assembly bypoll.

Ashu (54), working president of Punjab Congress, is a prominent Hindu face of the party and has represented the Ludhiana (West) seat earlier.

His candidature for contesting the bypoll from the seat was approved by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, according to a party statement.

The Ludhiana West seat fell vacant following the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January. The date for the bypoll has not been announced yet.

AAP had earlier named Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora as its candidate for the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll.

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