"Nothing Bigger Than Self-Respect": BJP MLA Resigns From Gujarat Assembly

Gujarat BJP MLA Ketan Inamdar said his move was not a pressure tactic and that he will work to ensure the victory of the BJP candidate in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ketan Inamdar on Tuesday tendered his resignation from the state assembly, saying he listened to his "inner voice" and that nothing is being than self-respect.

Mr Inamdar also said his move was not a pressure tactic and that he will work to ensure the victory of BJP candidate Ranjan Bhatt from the Vadodara seat in the upcoming parliamentary polls.

The three-term MLA from Savli seat in Vadodara district submitted his resignation to legislative assembly speaker Shankar Chaudhary.