File photo of Congress leader Ajay Maken
Congress media chief and general secretary Ajay Maken has been appointed as the party's new chief in Delhi, sources have told NDTV. An official announcement to this effect is likely to be made on Sunday by PC Chacko, the party in charge of Delhi.
Mr Maken, who's was the party's face in the recently held Delhi elections, had lost the assembly elections. Owing moral responsibility for the election results where Congress had drawn a blank, he had offered to resign. He was also criticised by former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for the party's poor performance.
But the party, indicating a clear generational shift in Delhi politics, had now given him the task of rebuilding the party in Delhi. Mr Maken, who's part of Team Rahul Gandhi, is likely to be relieved of his present post of being the party's media chief.