Arvind Kejriwal to enter Rajya Sabha? BJP reacts as AAP fields Sanjeev Arora for bypoll

The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday named its Rajya Sabha MP Sanjiv Arora as the party candidate for the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll, sparking speculation of Arvind Kejriwal's possible entry into Parliament. Sanjiv Arora, a Ludhiana-based industrialist, has been a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2022. His name for the bypoll came as the Ludhiana West seat went vacant following the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi last month.

Bharatiya Janata Party IT cell head Amit Malviya also weighed in on Sanjiv Arora's candidature, asking whether this move was intended at “clearing the path for Arvind Kejriwal, who just lost his own seat in New Delhi, to get nominated to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab”. “Wouldn't it be better if someone from Punjab represented the state instead of Kejriwal?” Amit Malviya asked in a post on X.