The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Rahav Chdha has been appointed as the leader of the party in Rajya Sabha in place of Sanjay Singh, sources said. As per the official letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, AAP party leadership has said that in the absence of Sanjay Singh, who has "health issues", Raghav Chadha will henceforth be the party's leader in the upper house.

Sources in the Rajya Sabha secretariat confirmed that a letter has been received from the AAP regarding appointing Chadha as its floor leader

AAP MP Sanjay Singh is currently behind bars in the Delhi liquor policy case.

The letter is with the RS Secretary General for implementation.

Chadha is one of the youngest members of Rajya Sabha. The AAP has a total of 10 MPs in the Upper House currently.

The AAP has the fourth largest strength in Rajya Sabha after the BJP, the Congress and the TMC.