Overview
- Shakeel Ahmad submitted his resignation from the Congress party’s primary membership to Mallikarjun Kharge on November 11.
- He said his decision stems from disagreements with specific individuals in the party’s Bihar leadership, not with the party’s principles.
- Ahmad clarified he will not join another political outfit and vowed to remain a supporter of Congress ideals, even saying his last vote would go to the party.
- He delayed announcing the move until voting ended in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections to avoid influencing the polls.
- A three-generation Congress figure and former Union minister, Bihar health minister, MP and MLA, Ahmad had skipped this campaign citing health and complained of being excluded from decision-making.