Ghulam Nabi Azad Quits Congress

SRINAGAR: Senior Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday resigned from all posts of the party, including the primary membership.

The resignation comes days after he resigned from the position of chairman of the campaign committee and from the political affairs committee of Jammu and Kashmir Congress hours after his appointment.

Azad is the head of the dissident G-23 and was ignored by the party for nomination to the Upper House.

This is a developing story and it will be updated as more information becomes available.