Overview
- The party’s Political Affairs Committee announced Gupta’s nomination on October 5 via an official statement.
- The election schedule sets nominations for October 6–13 with counting on October 24.
- With 93 of 117 MLAs in the assembly and about 60 votes needed, AAP’s nominee is expected to win, potentially unopposed.
- The seat fell vacant after Sanjeev Arora resigned upon winning the Ludhiana West bypoll and becoming a state minister, and the winner will serve the term through April 9, 2028.
- Gupta, chairman emeritus of Trident Group and a Padma Shri awardee, resigned state advisory posts and is expected to file his nomination at the Punjab Assembly in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.