Upendra Kushwaha
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Upendra Kushwaha from the Union Council of Ministers. Kushwaha had sent in his resignation on Monday.
He is the chief of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP).
"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Upendra Kushwaha from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect," an official communique said.
Charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying Bihar, Kushwaha also quit the BJP-led NDA.
The RLSP chief also said Modi has been pursuing an "opaque style of functioning and a non-democratic leadership style".
He is the second BJP ally to quit the Modi government after the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He alleged that the Union Cabinet has been reduced to a mere rubber stamp.
(With inputs from IANS)
