BJP MLA Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, who was elected to the Lok Sabha, has requested party President JP Nadda to relieve him from the post of the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly.

Bidhuri contested the recently held general elections from the South Delhi Parliamentary Constituency. A bypoll on the Badarpur Assembly seat which he represents is unlikely in view of the schedule of the Delhi Assembly elections in early 2025.

In a statement, Bidhuri said he has decided to resign from membership of the Delhi assembly following his election from the South Delhi seat and written to the BJP national president to be relieved from the post of leader of opposition in the assembly.

He said according to rules, he needs to resign from either the assembly or the Lok Sabha within 14 days of the notification being issued. Therefore, he will be resigning from the membership of the assembly on June 18, Bidhuri said.

The BJP has eight MLAs in the 70-member Delhi assembly. The number will come down to seven after his resignation. The party has yet to announce the name of next Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.

Bidhuri said that as per the rules, he needs to resign from either the Assembly or the Lok Sabha within 14 days of the notification being issued. Therefore, he will be resigning from the membership of the Assembly on June 18.

Elected as a member of the first Delhi Legislative Assembly in 1993, Bidhuri has since been elected four times as an MLA. After he won the assembly election in 2020, BJP chose him to be the LoP in Delhi assembly becuase he was the senior most legislator among BJP's 8 winners. He was also appointed a member of BJP's National Executive in 2013.