Akhilesh Yadav To Retain Kannauj Lok Sabha Seat, Resigns As MLA From UP

Party's veteran leader Awadhesh Prasad also resigned from his MLA post after winning from Faizabad Lok Sabha seat.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav resigned as an MLA from the Uttar Pradesh's Karhal assembly seat on Wednesday after deciding to continue as the MP for the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency, which he won in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

Party's veteran leader Awadhesh Prasad also resigned from his MLA post after winning from Faizabad Lok Sabha seat.

A letter regarding his resignation was received by the office of Principal Secretary of the Legislative Assembly, Pradeep Dubey.