The Congress released a list of star campaigners for the first phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh and the G-23 group leaders have found a place in the list, including former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Others in the list from G-23 are former Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Raj Babbar, former state Congress President. But Kapil Sibal, who is an MP from the state, has not been given importance. Azad and Sibal were the leaders who raised voice against the party leadership and demanded elections, which are now an ongoing process with a membership drive.