India, April 3 -- Raghav Chadha, Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) headline-maker Rajya Sabha MP has been replaces as the party deputy speaker in the House by Ashok Mittal in a move that has sparked speculation of internal rift.

While party leaders called described the decision of replacing Chadha as Rajya Sabha deputy speaker as part of internal restructuring, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed the move was result of the MP "distancing himself" from party's national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

"The way Raghav Chadha has been replaced and sidelined shows that he has distanced himself from the anarchic and corrupt leadership of Arvind Kejriwal," an earlier HT report quoted Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva.

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