Sheila Dikshit is Congress' CM candidate in UP

IANS, 14 Jul, 2016 12:04 PM

Sheila Dikshit, who was Chief Minister of Delhi for 15 long years, will be the chief ministerial candidate of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, the party announced on Thursday.

The announcement was made by Congress General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi at the party headquarters.

"For the first time your assumption has proved right," he said, referring to media speculation that Dikshit, ousted from power in Delhi in December 2013, would be the face of the Congress in UP.

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the corruption allegations levelled against Dikshit did not matter since BJP's Chief Ministers in other states too faced corruption charges.

Prev Next

MORE India ARTICLES

India Cautious As Pak High Commission Invites Separatists For Iftar Event

Separatist leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, have been invited by the Pakistan High Commission for the annual Iftar party in New Delhi on June 25.

India Cautious As Pak High Commission Invites Separatists For Iftar Event

Sheila Dikshit, Arvind Kejriwal To Be Questioned In Water Tanker Scam By Anti-Corruption Bureau

ACB chief MK Meena said two complaints were received with regard to the scam and those named in the complaints include Ms Dikshit and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He said both Ms Dikshit and Mr Kejriwal will be questioned.

Sheila Dikshit, Arvind Kejriwal To Be Questioned In Water Tanker Scam By Anti-Corruption Bureau

Indians More Confident About Country's Economy Than Chinese: Report

Employees in India are far more positive about the state of their country's economy, as 50 per cent of employees in India rating the economy good to excellent compared to 28 per cent employees rating the Chinese economy good to excellent

Indians More Confident About Country's Economy Than Chinese: Report

Amarinder Singh Hits Out At Sukhbir Badal, Says He Lost Touch With People

Sukhbir understands people don't like him and he has already started avoiding meeting them and was focusing mostly on his private business like building five star hotels and the transport business

Amarinder Singh Hits Out At Sukhbir Badal, Says He Lost Touch With People

Chandigarh To Witness Deft Moves, Twists And Turns On Tuesday

Participants will begin with the loosening up exercises like neck bending and body twisting, said an official.

Chandigarh To Witness Deft Moves, Twists And Turns On Tuesday

Modi To Lead Thousands In Chandigarh On Second International Yoga Day Amid Rain Threat

Modi will take part in a mass yoga demonstration of the "common yoga protocol" at the spruced up Capitol Complex in Chandigarh early on Tuesday morning.