G-23 (political group)
The G-23 was a group of 23 Indian members of parliament that were in the Indian National Congress party and that wrote a letter asking for stronger leadership.[1]
List of G-23 members
| Serial | Name | Posts Held | State | Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Left Congress in 2022 to form Democratic Progressive Azad Party. |
| 2 | Anand Sharma |
| Himachal Pradesh | |
| 3 | Bhupinder Singh Hooda |
| Haryana | |
| 4 | Milind Deora |
| Maharashtra | Left Congress in 2024 to join Shiv Sena. |
| 5 | Mukul Wasnik |
| Maharashtra | |
| 6 | Manish Tewari |
| Punjab | |
| 7 | Shashi Tharoor |
| Kerala | |
| 8 | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
| Punjab | |
| 9 | Veerappa Moily |
| Karnataka | |
| 10 | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Maharashtra | |
| 11 | Kapil Sibal |
| Delhi | Left Congress in 2022. |
| 12 | Vivek Tankha |
| Madhya Pradesh | |
| 13 | Jitin Prasada |
| Uttar Pradesh | Left Congress in 2021 to join Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| 14 | Renuka Chowdhary |
| Andhra Pradesh | |
| 15 | PJ Kurien |
| Kerala | |
| 16 | Raj Babbar |
| Uttar Pradesh | |
| 17 | Kuldeep Sharma |
| Haryana | |
| 18 | Yoganand Shastri |
| Delhi | Left Congress in 2021 to join Nationalist Congress Party (now Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar). Returned to Congress in 2024. |
| 19 | Akhilesh Prasad Singh |
| Bihar | |
| 20 | Arvinder Singh Lovely |
| Delhi | Left Congress in 2024 to re-join Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] |
| 21 | Kaul Singh Thakur |
| Himachal Pradesh | |
| 22 | Ajay Arjun Singh |
| Madhya Pradesh | |
| 23 | Sandeep Dikshit |
| Delhi |
References
- ^ "What is Group-23 or G-23 ? All you need to know about the leaders seeking organisational overhaul in Congress". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Arvinder Singh Lovely joins BJP days after quitting Delhi Congress chief post". India Today. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.