Meanwhile, Congress party chiefs of Jharkhand, Assam and Punjab resigned in addition to those from Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jhakar, who was the sitting MP from Gurdaspur, sent his resignation to Congress President Rahul Gandhi taking moral responsibility for losing to actor Sunny Deol from the seat. Also read | In ‘special message’ to Delhi, Naveen Patnaik invites PM Modi for oath eventJharkhand Congress chief Ajoy Kumar has also tendered his resignation. Maharashtra unit chief Ashok Chavan, Uttar Pradesh unit chief Raj Babbar, and Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik have already sent their resignations. Yogendra Misra, the district Congress chief in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh has also sent his resignation, owning moral responsibility for Rahul Gandhi’s defeat from Amethi.

Source: Hindustan Times May 28, 2019 04:22 UTC