Congress-AAP ties or some other reason? Maken's exit raises many questions

Congress-AAP ties or some other reason? Maken's exit raises many questions Several of the party's Delhi leaders believe that tying up with the AAP will only revitalise the latter and instead want to prioritise winning back voters

Politics News : Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken has stepped down as the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee’s president citing health reasons.

This follows speculation that he was unhappy with the party’s growing

inclination to ally with or have a seat-sharing adjustment with the Aam Aadmi Party during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

A former Union minister, Maken was handed over the reins of the party in Delhi after it suffered a complete whitewash in the 2015 assembly elections. From having been in power in the capital for 15 years, the Congress failed to win any seat in the 70-member house that year.

In a tweet, Maken thanked the party for giving him an opportunity to rebuild the Delhi unit. His tweet came hours after he met Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday evening.

Playing down speculation that his decision was because of a probable tieup with the AAP, Maken cited health reasons.

The All India Congress Committee in-charge for Delhi P.C. Chacko said Maken had resigned in September 2018 due to health reasons, but was asked to continue. However, when he again...read more

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