Delhi 21 march 2025 : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday announced organisational changes with former Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj appointed as the new president of AAP’s Delhi unit.
Bharadwaj replaces Gopal Rai with the latter being appointed as the in-charge of Gujarat.
The decisions were taken in Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of AAP chaired by Arvind Kejriwal at his residence on Friday. PAC is the highest decision-making body of the party.
Former Delhi deputy CM and senior party leader Manish Sisodia has been appointed in-charge of AAP-ruled Punjab while former minister Satyendra Jain will be the co-in-charge of Punjab.
The decision comes over a month after the AAP lost the Delhi assembly polls with Sisodia, Bharadwaj and Jain losing their respective constituencies.
AAP won 22 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 48 seats
Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who lost his New Delhi seat, continues to be the party’s national president.
Reacting to the developments, Bharadwaj said the party will rebuild.
Summary: AAP appoints Saurabh Bharadwaj as its new Delhi chief, while Manish Sisodia takes charge of the party’s Punjab unit.