Arvind Kejriwal Likely To Enter Rajya Sabha From Punjab After Facing Rout In Delhi: Report

Former Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who failed to retain his three-time bastion, the New Delhi seat, in the recently concluded Delhi Assembly election, is set to enter the Upper House of the Parliament from Punjab.

According to Hindi news channel TV9 Bharatvarsh's report that cited sources, AAP Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, Sanjeev Arora will vacate his seat for Kejriwal.

It is being speculated that the party may field Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora for the upcoming Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll.

According to The Tribune report, the decision to send Kejriwal into the Rajya Sabha will be taken only after Arora secures victory in the bypoll.

If everything goes well, Kejriwal will face no challenge for his election to Rajya Sabha as AAP enjoys a comfortable majority in the state Assembly with 93 out of 117 members belonging to AAP.

Other six Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab have reportedly offered their seat to the AAP supremo. However, Kejriwal is yet to decide on his future course.

Kejriwal, who was aiming for a fourth term as an MLA from the New Delhi Assembly seat, faced defeat at the hands of BJP's Parvesh Verma by over 4,000 votes.

Kejriwal has not made a public appearance since the results of Delhi Assembly elections were declared on February 8.