Ex-CM Sheila Dikshit appointed new Delhi Congress president

Delhi | Friday | 11th January, 2019

Summary:

In a significant step ahead of Lok Sabha elections, the Congress on Thursday brought back former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit as the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president. "Sheila Dikshit has been appointed as Delhi Congress President. The 80-year-old Congress old hand served as chief minister of Delhi for three consecutive terms till 2013 when Congress lost elections. After Maken resigned as the Delhi party chief, rumours were rife of the former CM being the front-runner for the post of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president. The change of guard in Delhi Congress comes at a significant time as the country goes to polls in a few months..