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In a jolt to Congress, former Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday revealed that he resigned from the party on May 16.
He made the announcement after filing his nomination as the Samajwadi Party's candidate for Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
For the unversed, Sibal had been part of G-23 a group of 23 dissenters, who had demanded change in party's leadership and organisation.