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.