Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Congress Welcomes Back Two Former Ministers, Setback for Azad's Party
Two former ministers in Jammu and Kashmir, who left the Congress to join Ghulam Nabi Azad's new party, have come back to the Congress.
They said they returned because the Congress believes in secularism and lets its leaders speak freely.
This is a problem for Azad's party, as many leaders who left the Congress have now come back.
Two former Jammu and Kashmir ministers, Jugal Kishore Sharma and Abdul Majid Wani, returned to the Congress
They had joined Ghulam Nabi Azad's Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPP) in 2022
Their return is seen as a setback for Azad's party, as many leaders who left Congress for DPP have returned
Sharma and Wani rejoined Congress citing its secular beliefs and freedom for leaders to express their views
The move comes after DPP's poor performance in recent elections
- Who
- Jugal Kishore Sharma, Abdul Majid Wani, Ghulam Nabi Azad
- What
- Returned to Congress after joining Azad's Democratic Progressive Azad Party
- When
- November 19, 2023
- Where
- Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- Citing Congress's secular beliefs and freedom for leaders to express their views
Congress
Democratic Progressive Azad Party
Secularism and Freedom of Expression
Congress
Congress believes in secularism and gives its leaders freedom to speak their mind
Democratic Progressive Azad Party
DPP's stance on this issue is not explicitly stated in the articles
- Party
- Congress
- Former Ministers
- Jugal Kishore Sharma, Abdul Majid Wani
- Previous Party
- Democratic Progressive Azad Party
- Reason for Return
- Congress's secular beliefs and freedom for leaders to express their views
- Date of Return
- November 19, 2023
