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2mo ago

Sanjeev Arora Sworn In as Ludhiana West MLA

His induction into the state cabinet will follow his bypoll victory that opened a vacancy in the Rajya Sabha.

Sanjeev Arora, the newly elected Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from the Ludhiana West assembly seat, was administered the oath by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan in Chandigarh on Saturday. (X)
(From right) Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan with MLA Sanjeev Arora, Delhi ex-CM Manish Sisodia and others at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha secretariat. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • The oath-taking ceremony at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha secretariat featured senior AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Aman Arora, Harpal Singh Cheema and MLA Budh Ram.
  • Arora’s June 19 bypoll win by a margin of 10,637 votes saw him secure 35,179 votes against Congress’s Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who garnered 24,542 votes.
  • He took the constitutional pledge to uphold India’s sovereignty and integrity as he assumed his legislative duties.
  • Arora is slated to join the Punjab cabinet under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s leadership in the coming weeks.
  • His move to the assembly has vacated his Rajya Sabha seat, and AAP has yet to choose a successor for the upper house position.