AAP announces new office-bearers in Gujarat
The Hindu
Former TV journalist Isudan Gadhvi as national joint general secretary
Ahead of the Assembly polls later this year, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced a new organisational structure for Gujarat with over 850 office-bearers.
The party has reshuffled its organisation with entry of new members and office bearers as it prepares to take on the BJP in the State.
As part of the reshuffle exercise, the party has elevated Gujarat AAP leader Isudan Gadhvi as the national joint general secretary while former Congress legislator Indranil Rajguru has been made national joint secretary of the party.
Mr. Gadhvi is a former TV journalist, who had joined the party last year.
In the new set up, the party has retained Gopal Italia as the State president of Gujarat. A former policeman, Mr. Italia had resigned from the government job to pursue political career and joined the AAP a few years ago.
“We have carried out the reshuffle after the parivartan yatra that passed through each of 182 Assembly segments in the State,” said Sandeep Pathak, AAP’s Gujarat in-charge.
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