Amid the news of offering resignation from the post of Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, the Member of Parliament (MP) from northeast, Manoj Tiwari, cleared that neither he has offered to step down nor he has been asked to resign from the post.
According to BJP party office bearers, it was said that Tiwari had offered his resignation in the wake of the party's poor performance in the assembly elections in Delhi. "Tiwari had contacted a top party functionary and offered to step down as the Delhi unit chief after the BJP suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)," said sources in Delhi BJP.
"Neither have I been asked to resign nor have I offered my resignation," Tiwari said.
On Tuesday, addressing a press conference after the announcement of Delhi Assembly election results, Tiwari had said whether he continues as Delhi BJP chief or steps down is an "internal matter" of the party.
The BJP, which was hoping to return to power in the national capital after more than two decades, was restricted to a meagre eight seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly by the AAP.
The AAP won the remaining 62 seats.
Tiwari, who was appointed as Delhi BJP president in November 2016, has already completed his three-year tenure. The organisational elections of the party due last year were postponed because of the assembly elections.