Newly elected MP Ramvir Bidhuri requests BJP chief to relieve him of LoP post in Delhi assembly

BJP MLA Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, elected to Lok Sabha, requested BJP president J P Nadda to relieve him as leader of opposition in Delhi assembly. Bidhuri won in South Delhi parliamentary constituency. Bidhuri will resign from assembly membership on June 18 to comply with rules stating he must resign from either assembly or Lok Sabha within 14 days of notification. BJP's Delhi assembly representation will decrease to seven after his resignation. New Leader of Opposition in the Assembly is yet to be announced.