India, April 2 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has moved to replace Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha as its deputy leader in the Upper House, proposing Punjab MP Ashok Mittal for the role, sources said on Thursday.

According to sources, the party has written to the Rajya Sabha secretariat requesting Chadha's removal from the post and indicating that he should no longer be allotted speaking time under AAP's quota in the House.

The development comes amid Chadha's prolonged absence from several party activities and his silence on key political developments involving the AAP. Once considered a close aide of party chief Arvind Kejriwal and a prominent face of the party, Chadha had played a significant role in AAP's organisational and political stra...