BJP President JP Nadda Resigns From Rajya Sabha

BJP president JP Nadda today resigned as a Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha. His resignation has been accepted as well. Nadda is likely to contes the Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already appealed to the party's upper house MPs to contest the Lok Sabha polls.

"Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, an elected Member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), representing the State of Himachal Pradesh, resigned his seat in the Rajya Sabha and his resignation has been accepted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha w.e.f. 4th March, 2024," said Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody.

Originally hailing from Himachal Pradesh, JP Nadda was born on 2 December 1960 in Patna, Bihar. Having earned his BA degree from Patna University, he pursued LL.B at Himachal Pradesh University. During his youth, he actively engaged in several movements led by Jai Prakash Narayan. He had affiliations with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and attained the position of National Secretary in 1989. Subsequently, in 1991, he assumed the role of President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.