From Barnala’s Factory Floors to the Rajya Sabha: Know Trident Group Chief Rajinder Gupta, AAP’s Rajya Sabha pick – Watch Video

Babushahi Bureau

Chandigarh, October 5, 2025 – In a move that has captured the attention of both the business and political spheres, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has nominated Rajinder Gupta, the celebrated industrialist and chairman of Trident Group, as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-election in Punjab.

The seat fell vacant after Sanjeev Arora, the former Rajya Sabha member, won the Ludhiana assembly seat. The election is scheduled for October 24, and the winner will serve the remainder of the three-year term.

A Journey from Barnala to Global Fame

Rajinder Gupta’s story is the quintessential entrepreneurial saga. Born in Bathinda in 1959 into the Baniya c

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