Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane Quits Party After BJP Wins Floor Test

This development comes after MLA Vishwajit Rane declared his support for Congress earlier in the day.

Congress leader Vishwajit Rane on Thursday resigned from the Congress and the assembly, shortly after he went missing during a trust vote in the house which the BJP coalition won.

Rane told reporters that he had submitted his resignation to the Speaker's office and it had been accepted.

I have been told by my party workers and constituents to resign from the Congress, which meant I had to resign as MLA too.

Vishwajit Rane