Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia has been appointed the party’s Punjab in-charge after an assessment of the political situation in that state.
The Political Affairs Committee decided to appoint Sisodia as “prabhari” following Sanjay Singh’s resignation as the state party chief in April. The AAP did not have a proper observer in Punjab, a party official told
In the state municipal elections, held on Sunday, AAP won in only one ward out of the total 414 wards. The Congress won in 267 wards and emerged victorious in 20 out of 29 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats.
The task for Sisodia, however, will be cut out. After the recent drubbing in the municipal corporation elections, where it could not win any seats in Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Patiala, Sisodia will have to rejuvenate the Punjab cadre. Despite beginning on a spirited note this year, winning 20 seats in the Punjab assembly elections, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has failed to up the ante in a region which has been its best bet after Delhi.
Senior MLA Harpal Cheema expressed exuberance. “It would be a pleasure working with Manish Sisodia for Punjab and it’s people,” Cheema said.
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