Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was re-elected as the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the third time at the national executive meeting of the party held on Sunday. Party’s senior leader Pankaj Gupta was named the national secretary and ND Gupta was named the national treasurer, the AAP said in a statement. The office bearers were unanimously elected for tenure of five years.
Upon the proposal of Kejriwal's name as the convenor, the executive unanimously agreed and stated that he is the guiding light of the party since day one. “Kejriwal stood for the party and its ideology even in the most unprecedented times and it would be the wisest decision to elect him for the third time consecutively,” the statement said. The meeting reinforced their belief in the fact that he is the most popular leader of the party, considering that he has won the public's mandate thrice as the Chief Minister of Delhi. The national executive also strongly supported the election of Pankaj Gupta and ND Gupta for the posts of the national secretary and national treasurer, respectively; stating that their work and experience makes them the best candidates for the posts.
The national council of the AAP met and elected the new national executive on Saturday. The meeting was presided over by national convener Arvind Kejriwal. In the meeting, 34 new national executive members were elected. The executive members include senior AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Imran Hussain, Rajendra Pal Gautam, Raghav Chadha, Atishi, Rakhi Birla among others.
The first meeting of the newly elected national executive was held today through video conferencing. The order of business of the next national executive meeting shall be discussions and deliberations upon the upcoming state assembly elections and current political scenario of the country.