We track the latest updates as the AAP's national executive meets.

7.50 pm: Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan removed from Political Affairs Committee

Senior AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan have been voted out of the party's political affairs committee and Yadav has also been asked to step down as the party's official spokesperson, news channels reported late this evening.

Considered to be the pillars of the party's organisation structure, Bhushan and Yadav refused to comment on the developments that took place during the meeting and said they were volunteers of the party and would take up whatever role the party offered.

Eleven members voted against Prashant and Yogendra being a part of the PAC, while eight voted in favour of them, CNN-IBN reported.

Speaking to reporters post the meeting, party spokesperson Kumar Vishwas said, "the national executive has decided to relieve Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the PAC... they will be given new responsibilities. The party has reiterated that everyone stands united."

On Kejriwal's resignation as national convener, Vishwas said: "the party has rejected Kejriwal's resignation."

5.45 pm: Yogendra Yadav not to be part of AAP's political affairs team

AAP leader Yogendra Yadav is likely to be sacked from the party's political affairs committee, party sources have told PTI. The national executive meeting is currently underway and a formal announcement will be made soon. He is likely to head the party's farmer front.

Reports had also said that Prashant Bhushan could be made a part of the party's internal lokpal committee.

2.30 pm: AAP's National Executive meeting begins, Kejriwal not present

The much awaited national executive meeting of the party has begun at its New Delhi office and a decision is likely to be taken on the future of party leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav in the party's Political Affairs Committee.

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal, who is not attending the party meeting, offered to resign from his post as national convener saying he was 'overburdened' and wants to concentrate on the governance of Delhi.

1:20 pm: Need Kejriwal as national convenor, sys AAP national executive member

"There is a crossroads situation...This is the time to take a step back and give each other time to reconsider. We need to keep an eye on reality and it is that AAP is growing," Anand Kumar told Times Now.

"That is why we are thinking and one thing is very clear, the party needs Arvind Kejriwal as its national convenor," he said.

He also said that Bhushan and Yadav had withdrawn from the PAC verbally and it would be taken up in the national executive meet.

12:40 pm: Kejriwal offers to resign from post of national convenor

In a move that may have been planned move, Arvind Kejriwal has reportedly offered his resignation from the post of the AAP's national convenor.

The resignation has been sent and Kejriwal has reportedly said that he wants to concentrate only on the governance of Delhi.

According to reports, Kejriwal has said that he was overburdened by the two posts and hence was resigning from one of them.

The resignation would be in line with the party's 'one-post' policy in which a leader can't hold more than one post.

Kejriwal had offered to resign earlier as well but his demand was rejected at the time. How this will affect the party's planned action against Yadav and Bhushan remain to be seen.

AAP leader Ashutosh said that Kejriwal had offered to resign in February on the grounds that he couldn't do justice to his role as the national convenor. We had rejected the resignation, he said

"It is nothing new and the resignation was pending with the national executive," he said.

He refused to comment on the comments made by fellow spokesperson Ashish Khetan.

However, CNN-IBN reports that Kejriwal is likely to send a fresh note to the national executive seeking that his resignation be accepted.

12:00 pm: ...And a day later, Ashish Khetan has an attack of conscience

After going after the Bhushan's on Twitter yesterday, here's what the AAP spokesperson had to say today:

I shd not have commented about Bhushans in public. We've fought for many public causes together & will hopefully continue to work as a team — Ashish Khetan (@AashishKhetan) March 4, 2015

Have deleted my tweets. Am accountable to every last volunteer & will forever work to strengthen the party. — Ashish Khetan (@AashishKhetan) March 4, 2015

11:10 am: AAP national executive set to take strong action against Yadav, Bhushan

AAP national executive to begin meeting around 1 pm and some reports say it is almost certain that Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan could find themselves outside the Political Affairs Committee.

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10:00 am: Yadav reiterates that he doesn't mind leaving the party's PAC

Speaking to ANI, Yadav has reiterated that he has no interest in becoming the national convenor and he also said he was confident that 'something beautiful' would emerge from the national executive meet.

"AAP was born out of the hopes and aspirations of people. These hopes cannot go in vain,you will hear good news in the evening," he told ANI.

He even praised the Delhi party secretary Dilip Pandey for his letter in which he had levelled a range of allegations against Yadav and Prashant Bhushan. Yadav said that the words had been bitter, but Pandey had sacrificed a lot and there were few activists like him in the party.

"If I have done anything wrong, I should be punished for that, If I have violated discipline, action should be taken," Yadav said.

If I am not capable enough to be in PAC, I should be removed, but leaving a post doesn't mean I'll leave party, he said.

"Who should be the convener of party is not an issue, the issue is about strengthening internal democracy within party, he said.

09:45 am: AAP's national executive to meet, Bhushan, Yadav likely to be ousted from Political Affairs Committee

Amidst tumult and a range of allegations against founding members Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, the AAP's national executive meet will be held today. And despite party chief Kejriwal tweeting his 'deep pain' over the incident along with a refusal to get involved, the two leaders are likely to face action today.

Since Kejriwal won't be present at the crucial National executive meeting on Wednesday, senior AAP leaders met him on Tuesday at the Delhi secretariat to discuss what course of action would be taken during the meeting. Unnamed sources were quoted by PTI as saying that AAP's national secretary Pankaj Gupta, Delhi unit convenor and secretary Dilip Pandey and other party leaders were among those present at the meeting.

Kejriwal will leave for Bengaluru on Wednesday evening to undergo naturopathy treatment for 10 days but has already declared that he won't be present at the meet.

The AAP leaders discussed the course of action at the meeting on Wednesday, where a proposal will be mooted to remove Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the PAC.

While Kejriwal restricted himself to Twitter, Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav spoke to media outlets defending themselves against allegations that included attempting to overthrow him and sabotaging the party's campaign.

Rejecting all the allegations against him, Bhushan said that he hadn't worked against the party in any way but said that the party had compromised on its principles for the Delhi elections and added that he was willing to leave the party if it failed to adhere to them in the future.

Bhushan also said there had been a breakdown of communication in the party, since the allegations had begun flying thick and fast and he hasn't had the chance to speak with Arvind Kejriwal.

"Unfortunately Arvind hasn't spoken to me in the last few days. There has been a breakdown in communication. Am open and willing to talk to him and anybody else," Bhushan said.

The lawyer also said that it didn't matter to him whether he and Yadav remained in the party's Political Affairs Committee or National Executive.

Yogendra Yadav for his part, denied the allegation that he wanted to usurp the post of national executive but struck a more conciliatory note.

"National Convenor is not an issue and has never been an issue. Who becomes a member of PAC and not is also not an issue. We have always believed that Arvind bhai (Kejriwal) should always lead the party. Prashant Bhushan and I have always maintained that and even we had rejected the resignation (tendered by Kejriwal in the last NE meet)," Yadav told PTI.

Yadav also said that he was ready to quit the Political Affairs Committee to allow new blood into the party's top decision making body.

"This was an offer made by me and Prashant Bhushan. We are saying this since February last year that we are ready to step down. Even I had offered to step down and all members should step down. Our PAC needs to be reconstituted with representation from gender, social background, and regional background to reflect the new talent the party has acquired now," he said.

Meanwile one-time Kejriwal critic, Shanti Bhushan, also attempted to calm things down, by reportedly saying that both his son and Yadav needed to support Kejriwal. He said that Kejriwal should, however, decide what to do next.

Meanwhile, the sentiment in the party seems to overwhelmingly be against the two leaders. Ashish Khetan joined the list of AAP leaders who had levelled allegations against Bhushan saying that he, his father and sister had attempted to take control of the party.

Later, the party's HS Phoolka also accused Yadav of sabotaging his unsuccessful Lok Sabha campaign in Punjab.

"For over a month I was made to sit idle. I think Yadav wanted total control over the party in Punjab and envisaged me as a threat," he said.