Archive · 12 Jan 2026
AAP Appoints Valmiki Naik as Goa Unit President
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has made big changes in its leadership team in Goa.
They appointed Valmiki Naik as the new president.
Before this, Amit Palekar was the president, but he was removed after the party did not do well in recent elections.
Other new leaders include Gerson Gomes as the working president, Prashant Naik as the organization secretary, and Sandesh Telekar Desai as the senior vice president.
The party's leader, Arvind Kejriwal, congratulated Valmiki Naik and said the people of Goa want clean politics and jobs for young people.
AAP currently has two members in the Goa government and won one seat in the recent local elections.
AAP appointed Valmiki Naik as the new president of its Goa unit.
Amit Palekar was removed from the state president’s post after poor election performance.
Gerson Gomes was appointed as the new state working president.
Prashant Naik and Sandesh Telekar Desai were appointed as state organization secretary and senior vice president, respectively.
AAP has two MLAs in the Goa legislative assembly and won one seat in the recent Zilla Panchayat election.
- Who
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- What
- Appointed new leadership for Goa unit
- When
- January 11
- Where
- Goa, India
- Why
- Following poor performance in Zilla Panchayat elections
- New President
- Valmiki Naik
- Previous President
- Amit Palekar
- New Working President
- Gerson Gomes
- New Organisation Secretary
- Prashant Naik
- New Senior Vice President
- Sandesh Telekar Desai
- AAP MLAs in Goa
- 2
- AAP Zilla Panchayat Wins
- 1
