Ajay Maken back as Congress chief

Taking back his resignation as Delhi Congress Chief, Ajay Maken, on Wednesday, asked candidates to name party leaders and workers who had indulged in "anti-party" activities that had contributed to the party's humiliating defeat. The recently-held municipal elections declared the Congress as the third last party, winning just 30 out of 270 wards.

After its defeat, the party interacted with the public and its party workers for the first time on Wednesday. Maken, who had offered his resignation from the post of Delhi Congress Chief, has been asked to continue by Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi.

"Rahul Gandhi has told me to continue with my post as he has shown satisfaction withthe MCD polls results and our increased voting share. Our vote share has been increased from 8 per cent to 22 per cent," Maken said.

The disciplinary action committee of the party's Delhi unit will receive complaints from candidates till May 5 and action will be taken based on its report. "Not only this, if you look at the 2014 LS elections' vote percentage in Delhi, Congress managed to increase its share in the MCD polls while that of BJP and AAP dipped," he added.

Dissenting notes and public statements made against Maken over ticket distribution for the MCD polls, by some senior leaders including former CM Sheila Dikshit, were brought to the notice of party's High Command.

And analysis

The return of Maken as Delhi Congress chief, post the poll debacle, shows the party refuses to learn from its mistakes
Senior leaders who have already spoken out against him may even be tempted to change parties