AAP rejig after poll rout, Saurabh Bharadwaj appointed Delhi chief, Sisodia to head Punjab unit

Saurabh Bhardwaj with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. (File photo/ANI)

After losing its power in the Delhi Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday announced a major organisational rejig by appointing former minister Saurabh Bharadwaj as the new president of its Delhi unit and senior leader Manish Sisodia as its in-charge for Punjab.

While Bharadwaj replaces Gopal Rai, Sisodia takes charge of Punjab, the only state in the country where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is in power at present.

Taking to X, AAP announced its new unit chiefs. It wrote, "AAP announces new office bearers across states and UTs, including Manish Sisodia as Punjab Prabhari, Gopal Rai for Gujarat, Dr. Sandeep Pathak for Chhattisgarh, & Saurabh Bharadwaj as Delhi State President. All new incharges will remain full-time in their respective states until the elections conclude."

AAP announces new office bearers across states and UTs, including Manish Sisodia as Punjab Prabhari, Gopal Rai for Gujarat, Dr. Sandeep Pathak for Chhattisgarh, & Saurabh Bharadwaj as Delhi State President.All new incharges will remain full-time in their respective states until pic.twitter.com/BM8jEPkXMp

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The decisions was taken during a meeting of the AAP's political affairs committee (PAC) at the residence of party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, according to PTI.

Announcing the changes, AAP general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak said Gopal Rai has been given charge of Gujarat, where the party is aiming to expand its base.

Pathak, a Rajya Sabha MP, has been named in-charge of the AAP's Chhattisgarh unit, while Pankaj Gupta will lead the party's Goa chapter.

Mehraj Malik has been named the new chief of the party's Jammu and Kashmir unit.