India, April 5 --  The removal of Raghav Chadha from the position of deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha marks the culmination of a prolonged phase of internal unease within the Aam Aadmi Party over his political positioning and role within the organization, according to multiple people familiar with internal discussions.

He was for long considered as the blue-eyed boy of AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal who had sent him to Rajya Sabha from Punjab in 2022. It was after this appointment, and particularly by mid-2024, that relations between the protege and his mentor began to sour, with sources attributing the shift to Arvind Kejriwal not preferring him over other AAP leaders for key roles during the party's tenure in Delhi between January 20...