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Maken resigns as Union Minister

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Ajay Maken late on Saturday resigned as Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, setting the ball rolling for an organisational rejig in the Congress party and a reshuffle in the Union Cabinet which is likely to take place next Tuesday. 49-year-old Maken is expected to be assigned a position in the AICC, probably as a general secretary. The possibility of his being appointed as the Delhi Congress chief is also being speculated.