Former BJP Leader Babul Supriyo Resigns as Asansol MP Weeks After Joining TMC

Babul Supriyo had earlier stated that holding the post would be immoral since he was elected on a BJP ticket.

Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Babul Supriyo on Tuesday, 19 October resigned as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Asansol Lok Sabha (LS) constituency after meeting LS Speaker Om Birla at the latter's residence in Delhi.

Supriyo's resignation came just days after he joined the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), months after the party's sweeping victory in the Assembly polls.

"My heart is heavy as I had begun my political career through the BJP. I thank PM Modi and Amit Shah. They showed confidence in me. I had left politics wholeheartedly. I thought that if I am not a part of the party, I shouldn't keep the seat for myself," he said, as quoted by ANI, after meeting Birla.