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Sheila Dikshit meets working presidents; to take charge on January 16

Devender Yadav, Rajesh Lilothia and Haroon Yusuf were appointed as working presidents to assist the former Delhi chief minister.

January 11, 2019 / 22:09 IST
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Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dixit speaks during the 50th anniversary celebrations of the United States embassy chancery building, marking the support of U.S.-India bilateral cooperation, in New Delhi January 5, 2009.   REUTERS/Vijay Mathur (INDIA) - GM1E5151FEG01
Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dixit speaks during the 50th anniversary celebrations of the United States embassy chancery building, marking the support of U.S.-India bilateral cooperation, in New Delhi January 5, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur (INDIA) - GM1E5151FEG01

The newly-appointed Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit met with the three working presidents and took stock of the party affairs in the national capital.

According to party sources, Dikshit will officially take charge from January 16.

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She was appointed as the Delhi party unit head by Congress president Rahul Gandhi on January 10. Devender Yadav, Rajesh Lilothia and Haroon Yusuf were appointed as working presidents to assist the former Delhi chief minister.

"The meeting focused on setting priorities and fixing responsibilities of office-bearers in view of the approaching Lok Sabha elections. The ways to strengthen the party unit were also discussed in the meeting," the party leaders said.