Jammu, June 27 -- Two close associates of Ghulam Nabi Azad former Cabinet Ministers Taj Mohi-ud-Din and Ghulam Mohammad Saroori-formally rejoined the Congress Party on Thursday, signaling a likely wave of return by other supporters of the former Chief Minister.

According to sources, former ministers and ex-MLAs Abdul Majid Wani (Doda) and Jugal Kishore Sharma (Reasi) are also expected to return to the Congress fold in the coming days.

As previously reported by Early Times, the Congress high command has quietly opened its doors to loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad, many of whom had expressed interest in returning to the party ahead of the last Assembly elections. However, insiders allege that certain local Congress leaders, driven by personal ...