In a jolt to the Congress ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, its senior MLA in Gujarat C.J. Chavda on January 19 resigned from the Assembly membership, an official said, reducing the opposition party's strength in the house to 15.
Mr. Chavda was elected from Vijapur in Mehsana district in the December 2022 Assembly polls, which were swept by the ruling BJP.
The three-time MLA submitted his resignation to Speaker Shankar Chaudhary in Gandhinagar in the morning, the official of the State Assembly said without elaborating further.