Sheila Dikshit appointed as Delhi Congress chief; to be assisted by three working presidents

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has been appointed the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president after Ajay Maken resigned from the post citing ill health. Eighty-year-old Dikshit has been a three-time chief minister of Delhi. She will be assisted by three working presidents: Devendra Yadav, Rajesh Lilothia and Haroon Yusuf.

PC Chacko, Congress: Sheila Dikshit appointed Delhi Congress President. Devendra Yadav, Rajesh Lilothia, Haroon Yusuf appointed working presidents. pic.twitter.com/t5JHm57lAh

— ANI (@ANI) January 10, 2019

Chacko said there were no talks within the Delhi unit about an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and that the party was fully prepared to contest the parliamentary election on its own.

Maken, a 54-year-old former minister in Dikshit’s cabinet, stepped down as the DPCC president on 4 January after serving as the party unit head for about four years. Maken congratulated Dikshit saying that under her leadership, the Congress party will play the role of a powerful Opposition against the governments in the national capital and at the Centre.

शीला दीक्षित जी को पुन: प्रदेश कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष बनने पर बधाई व शुभकामनाएँ!

उनके आधीन,मुझे संसदीय सचिव एवं कैबिनेट मंत्री के रूप में काम करके सीखने का सुअवसर मिला!

मुझे विश्वास है कि शीला जी की अगुआई में हम,मोदी+केजरीवाल सरकारों के विरोध में एक सशक्त विपक्ष की भूमिका निभाएँगे! pic.twitter.com/lFxuG2ScRE

— Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) January 10, 2019

With inputs from agencies.