Two Gujarat Congress MLAs have tendered their resignations ahead of the June 19 Rajya Sabha polls for four seats from the State. Gujarat Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi said Congress MLAs Akshay Patel and Jitu Chaudhary met him on Wednesday and handed over their resignations. “I have accepted their resignations. They now cease to be legislators,” Mr. Trivedi told reporters in Gandhinagar on Thursday. Mr. Patel represented Karjan seat of Vadodara, while Mr. Chaudhary had won from Kaprada seat of Valsad.

Earlier, in March, five MLAs of the Congress had resigned. In the 182-member State Assembly, the ruling BJP has 103 MLAs and the opposition Congress now has 66 legislators.

Two Gujarat Congress MLAs have tendered their resignations ahead of the June 19 Rajya Sabha polls for four seats from the State. Gujarat Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi said Congress MLAs Akshay Patel and Jitu Chaudhary met him on Wednesday and handed over their resignations. “I have accepted their resignations. They now cease to be legislators,” Mr. Trivedi told reporters in Gandhinagar on Thursday. Mr. Patel represented Karjan seat of Vadodara, while Mr. Chaudhary had won from Kaprada seat of Valsad.

Earlier, in March, five MLAs of the Congress had resigned. In the 182-member State Assembly, the ruling BJP has 103 MLAs and the opposition Congress now has 66 legislators.