AAP's MP Raghav Chadha appointed as Rajya Sabha party leader

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has appointed MP Raghav Chadha as the leader of the party in Upper House in place of Sanjay Singh, sources said.

The AAP party leadership said in a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman that in the absence of Sanjay Singh, from now on Raghav Chadha will be the party's leader in the Rajya Sabha.

Raghav Chadha appointed as the Leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Rajya Sabha, in the absence of Sanjay Singh.

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Notably, AAP MP Sanjay Singh was arrested in the Delhi liquor policy case and currently is behind bars.

According to the Hindustan Times, Rajya Sabha secretariat confirmed that a letter has been received from the Aam Aadmi Party regarding the appointment of Raghav Chadha as its floor leader.

Furthermore, the report stated, that the letter is with the RS Secretary General for implementation.

Raghav Chadha is one of the youngest members of the Upper House. The Aam Aadmi Party has a total of 10 MPs in the Upper House currently. The AAP is the fourth largest party in the Upper House after the BJP, the Congress and the TMC.