Haryana MLA Resigns From Assembly, Likely To Be BJP Nominee For Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha seat was vacated by Congress leader Deepender Hooda on being elected as a Member of the Lower House on June 4.

Four-time Congress legislator Kiran Choudhry, who joined the BJP along with her daughter Shruti Choudhry in June, on Tuesday resigned from the Haryana legislative Assembly and is likely to be the party's nominee for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Haryana.

Assembly Speaker Gyan Chand Gupta has accepted her resignation.

The Rajya Sabha seat was vacated by Congress leader Deepender Hooda on being elected as a Member of the Lower House on June 4.