New Delhi: Hours after former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad quit the Congress, six senior party leaders including two former ministers resigned the party’s basic membership.Former minister and leader G.M. Saroori told reporters that along with him, former MLAs Mohammad Amin Bhat, Haji Abdul Rashid, Chowdhary Mohammad Akram and Gulzar Ahmad Wani were all resigning in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad, according to the news agency ANI.Saroori, a former vice president of J&K unit of Congress, along with several other leaders met Azad in Delhi before submitting his resignation from the party, it has been reported. Former minister R.S. Chib has also resigned, the news agency PTI has reported.“Over the years as a member of the Congress Party, it has been my sincere endeavour to work for the betterment of my State – Jammu & Kashmir. I feel that in the prevailing circumstances, the Congress Party has lost its momentum in contributing towards the future of my State.“Keeping in view the turmoil that the State of J&K has witnessed over the past decades, the people require a decisive leader like Azad to guide them towards a better future. I feel that the Congress Party has not been able to play the role that is expected of it,” Chib said in his resignation letter addressed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.PTI has quoted unnamed sources as having said that more leaders are likely to quit, including former MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, former MLC Naresh Gupta and party leader Salman Nizami.Another prominent leader, Muneer Ahmad Mir, is also likely to resign, PTI sources said.Most of these leaders, who are seen to be loyal to Azad, are camping in New Delhi.