Chandigarh, June 23 - The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has made preparations for expansion in the Punjab cabinet after winning the Ludhiana West constituency by-election. Newly elected MLA Sanjeev Arora will be made a minister on the occasion of the expansion in the cabinet. Arora's victory means that he will now resign from the Rajya Sabha membership and the way will be paved for a top leader of the party to go to the upper house of Parliament.
According to party sources, the expansion in the Punjab cabinet is expected to happen 'very soon'.
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal had announced during Arora's election campaign that Sanjeev Arora will be inducted as a minister in the Punjab cabinet if elected. However, the department to be given to Arora, who is a prominent industrialist, was not even revealed. However, there are political speculations that at least one minister may be asked to resign, while some departments may be reshuffled.