AAP appoints Sandeep Pathak as national general secretary
PTI, Dec 13, 2022, 12:40 PM IST
Image Courtesy: Twitter/AAP/Dr. Sandeep Pathak
New Delhi: The AAP has appointed its senior leader and Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak as national general secretary (organisation), after it recently became eligible for national party status.
Pathak was the party’s election in-charge for Punjab as well as for Gujarat, where assembly polls were held this month. In Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wrested the state from the Congress in polls held in March.
Though the Arvind Kejriwal-headed AAP had won only five of the 182 seats in the Gujarat polls, it got a nearly 13 per cent vote share.
On the party’s performance, Kejriwal had said that the AAP has not won many seats but the votes the party got helped it attain national party status.
“The party hereby appoints Shri @SandeepPathak04 as the Rashtriya Sangathan Mahamantri (National General Secretary Organisation). He will also be a Permanent Invitee to the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of AAP. Congratulations on your new role!” the party tweeted from its official handle.
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ?
The party hereby appoints Shri @SandeepPathak04 as the Rashtriya Sangathan Mahamantri (National General Secretary Organisation).
He will also be a Permanent Invitee to the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of AAP.
Congratulations on your new role! ? pic.twitter.com/Zy0FIQoRXT
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) December 13, 2022
Sources in the AAP also said the appointment has been made eyeing the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Quoting provisions of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, a former Election Commission official had said that a party needs State Party status in four states to automatically become a national party.
The AAP is already a recognised state party in Delhi, Goa and Punjab. It is in power in Delhi and Punjab.
A party needs eight percent of votes in a state to get State Party status, he had said.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
‘No evidence of wrongdoing’: CBI closes UPA-era Air India aircraft leasing
AAP using court for its political drama, repackaging old allegations: BJP
Tribal woman fourth to be killed within two months in wild elephant attacks in Kerala
Rahul Gandhi maintains silence on CAA, says Kerala CM
Height of hypocrisy: Cong hits back at PM over his jibe after lawyers’ letter to CJI
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Mangaluru: Illegal slaughterhouse raided by police, Three arrested
‘No evidence of wrongdoing’: CBI closes UPA-era Air India aircraft leasing
NIA arrests key conspirator in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case: Officials
RCB batting coach McKenzie backs Maxwell to come out of lean run
AAP using court for its political drama, repackaging old allegations: BJP