Ajay Maken resigns from the post of Delhi Congress president!
On Friday morning Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken resigned from the post of Delhi Congress president, according to news confirmed by ANI agency.
Maken thanked all the party workers and Congress president Rahul Gandhi for the unconditional support
He was the one who twice elected as an MP and three times to the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Maken was the Speaker of Delhi Assembly during the Sheila Dikshit government.
In the 2004 elections, Maken defeated BJP candidate Jagmohan and retained the constituency in 2009. He was appointed as the Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs.
Maken was appointed the Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs in 2011 replacing MS Gill.
However, he was defeated by BJP candidate Meenakshi Lekhi in the 2014 elections. Till 2015, he served as the Congress General Secretary following which he resigned after Congress’ failure to win any seat in the 2015 Delhi assembly election.
