NEW DELHI, Jun 11: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House as well as the party on Thursday, saying he took the decision in view of the mandate given to the BJP by the people of West Bengal.
Baraik is the third TMC MP to quit this week, after Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Sushmita Dev.
Baraik met Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan and submitted his resignation, sources said.
Talking to reporters outside the residence of BJP leader Nishikant Dubey later, Baraik said, "People of West Bengal have given their mandate to the BJP. The TMC did not win. Looking at the mandate given by the people of West Bengal, I am resigning from the party".
In his resignation letter, the West Bengal MP wrote, "I do hereby resign from the membership of Rajya Sabha, which may please be accepted with immediate effect."
He also thanked the chairman, deputy chairman and officials of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat for their cooperation during his tenure.
