BJP leader and nominated RS member Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns
Q. Which BJP leader and RS member has resigned w.e.f 18th July 2016?- Published on 19 Jul 16a. Venkaiah Naidu
b. Smriti Irani
c. Arun Jaitley
d. None of the above
ANSWER: None of the above
BJP leader and nominated RS member Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the upper house of the Parliament.
- Sidhu’s resignation has been accepted by RS chairman Hamid Ansari.
- Cricketer turned politician Sinhu was nominated to the RS in April this year.
- In the 2014 LS elections, FM Arun Jaitley contested from Amritsar, a constituency Sidhu used to contest from.