India, March 30 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Monday resigned from his position as a member of the Bihar legislative council after being elected to the Rajya Sabha on March 16.

Under the 'Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules, 1950' (framed under Articles 101 and 190 of the Constitution), a person elected to both Parliament and a state legislature must vacate their seat in the state legislature within 14 days of election to the Rajya Sabha.

Nabin announced his resignation on social media, addressing his constituents from Bankipur in Bihar, as he reflected on his political journey. He was first elected in a bypoll necessitated by the demise of his father, a legislator.

"After the sudden demise ...