| Saurabh Bharadwaj appointed Delhi AAP Chief, Mehraj Malik to head J&K Unit | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Mar 21: After losing its home turf Delhi in the Assembly elections held last month, the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday announced a major organisational rejig by appointing former minister Saurabh Bharadwaj as the new president of its Delhi unit and Mehraj Malik has been named the new chief of the party's Jammu and Kashmir unit. 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. The decisions were taken during a meeting of the AAP's political affairs committee (PAC) at the residence of party supremo Arvind Kejriwal. 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.
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