Bhubaneswar: Newly elected Mayor of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Subash Singh resigned from the membership of Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
After being elected as Cuttack Mayor, Singh sought the advice of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha on the legal implications of this. He met the Vice President of India and the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Venkaiah Naidu, and took his advice.
Finally, after receiving a written reply from the parliament, Singh resigned from the Rajya Sabha today. He had been a member of the Rajya Sabha for two years and has been presenting many important issues of the state in the House.