Overview
- Shakeel Ahmad tendered his resignation from primary membership of the Congress in a letter to party president Mallikarjun Kharge.
- The announcement followed the conclusion of the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, which he said guided the timing.
- He cited differences with certain individuals in the party and had stayed away from campaigning in Bihar.
- He stated he will not join another political party and will remain a well-wisher and supporter of the Congress.
- A five-time MLA and MP, he earlier served as AICC general secretary for Punjab and Haryana when Congress governed those states, and he hails from a multi-generation Congress family.