AAP removes Raghav Chadha as Rajya Sabha deputy leader, appoints Ashok Mittal

The Aam Aadmi Party has removed Raghav Chadha from the post of deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha and appointed Ashok Mittal as his replacement, according to a party communication to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.

The decision marks a change in the party’s parliamentary leadership in the upper house. According to the communication, Mittal, a member of Parliament from Punjab, will take over the deputy leadership role with immediate effect.

The party also instructed the Rajya Sabha Secretariat that Chadha should no longer be allotted speaking time in the House, according to the same communication. It is not clear from the notice whether this restriction is temporary or part of a longer-term restructuring.

The move signals a possible internal strategic shift within the party’s parliamentary operations, though no detailed explanation has been publicly provided by party leadership.