Congress Forms 3 Groups To Decide Future Course of Party; Includes 4 G23 Members

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Mukul Wasnik, and Shashi Tharoor were included in the groups formed by Sonia Gandhi.

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, 24 May, formed three groups to chart the future course of the party, and included four members, namely Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Shashi Tharoor, and Mukul Wasnik, of the Group of 23 (G23) dissenting party leaders in different groups.

The three groups which were formed by Gandhi included a Task Force-2024 to implement the Udaipur 'Nav Sankalp' declaration; a political affairs group for guidance on vital matters; and another group to coordinate the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra,' scheduled to be held on 2 October, PTI reported.

G23 leaders Azad and Sharma were made a part of the group on political affairs along with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Wasnik was made part of the Task Force-2024, and Tharoor was included in the group to coordinate the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra.'