Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora may contest 2027 Assembly polls from jail
Ludhiana West, a constituency in Punjab, could see its jailed cabinet minister, Sanjeev Arora, contesting the 2027 Assembly polls from behind bars. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has not appointed any new candidate for the role, but Arora's office staff and family are closely monitoring the development projects in the area. The party supports Arora through thick and thin, asserting that his arrest is due to vendetta politics.
Arora was arrested in May in an alleged money laundering case and is currently held in Bhondsi jail, Gurugram. The AAP Punjab general secretary Baltej Pannu stated that the party will back the Arora family's candidature, trusting that Arora himself will decide whether to contest or if a family member will step in. Arora's son and daughter have no interest in politics at the moment.
The party will wait for a final decision from their national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, and the state chief minister, Bhagwant Mann.
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