Mumbai, March 21 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rupali Chakankar on Friday resigned as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women.

As per the sources, she stepped down after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked her to do so following the Nasik case involving Captain Ashok Kharat.

In the resignation letter to CM Fadnavis, she expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister and colleagues for their trust and support while requesting that her resignation be accepted.

Chakankar said that due to personal reasons, she is voluntarily submitting her resignation.

"I, Mrs. Rupali Nilesh Chakankar, would like to inform you with respect to the above subject that I was appointed as the Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Wo...