Rewards: Gopal Italia made national joint secy, Isudan Gadhvi is AAP’s new Gujarat chief

  • Eyeing the Lok Sabha polls, Gujarat has been divided into six zones for effective campaigning.

NE NEWS SERVICE

AHMEDABAD, NEW DELHI, JAN 4

In what is said to be the reward for making the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the national party in the recently held Gujarat Assembly polls, Arvind Kejriwal-led party on Wednesday appointed Isudan Gadhvi as the president of the party’s state unit.

On the other hand, Gopal Italia, the AAP’s outgoing Gujarat chief, has been given a national role. Italia has also been made co-incharge for Maharashtra.

“BIG ANNOUNCEMENT !! The party hereby appoints new office bearers. Best wishes to all,” it said on its official Twitter handle.

According to the list, former journalist Gadhvi, who was its chief ministerial candidate in the recently held Gujarat assembly election, , is AAP’s new Gujarat unit chief, while Italia has been made a national joint secretary.

Eyeing the Lok Sabha polls, Gujarat has been divided into six zones under working presidents for effective campaigning.

Alpesh Kathiria as working president of the Surat zone, Chaitar Vasava as working president for South Gujarat, Dr Ramesh Patel as working president for North Gujarat, Jagmal Vala as working president of Saurashtra, Jewel Vasra as working president of Central Gujarat, and Kailash Gadhvi as working president of the Kutch zone.

Both Gadhvi and Italia thanked AAP national convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for giving them the new responsibilities.