As many as 64 staunch loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad, including former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, former Ministers from Doda Abdul Majid Wani, Dr Manohar Lal Sharma from Billawar, Choudhary Gharu Ram, and former MLA Balwan Singh, on Tuesday announced their resignations from the primary membership of the Congress Party.
The resignation spree is expected to continue in support of the veteran leader in the run-up to the announcement of a new political outfit on September 4.
Over a dozen prominent Congress leaders, including former Ministers and Legislators, besides hundreds of Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) members, municipal corporators and district and block level leaders have already left the Congress to join Azad over the past four days.