BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said he resigned from the Rajya Sabha because he was asked to stay away from Punjab. I resigned because I was being told to stay away from Punjab,” he told journalists outside the Commonwealth Games Village. RELATED NEWS Sidhu is still in party: Punjab BJP chief Last week, Sidhu resigned from the Rajya House, fuelling rumours that he may join the AAP. Notably, BJP Punjab president Vijay Sampla has said the party had not yet received Mr. Sidhu's resignation.

Source: The Hindu July 25, 2016 07:18 UTC