Overview

• The AAP Political Affairs Committee named Trident Group chairman emeritus Rajinder Gupta as its candidate, with the announcement conveyed by party leader Sandeep Pathak.
• The seat fell vacant after Sanjeev Arora resigned from the Rajya Sabha upon winning the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll and joining the Punjab cabinet.
• Election formalities begin October 6 with nominations closing October 13, and counting scheduled for October 24, according to the official notification.
• Gupta resigned as vice-chairman of the State Economic Policy and Planning Board and as chair of the Sri Kali Devi advisory committee, and the state accepted both resignations.
• With AAP holding 93 of 117 MLAs in the Punjab assembly, Gupta is widely expected to secure the seat, a choice that follows earlier speculation about Arvind Kejriwal or industrialist Kamal Oswal.