Karnal, March 18 -- Hours after Congress managed to win a Rajya Sabha seat by a narrow margin despite cross-voting by its own MLAs, Ram Kishan Gujjar, one of the three working presidents of the party's state unit, resigned on Tuesday.

Gujjar, a two-time Congress MLA and former chief parliamentary secretary, was a known face in the region and was considered a close aide of Sirsa MP Kumari Selja. Gujjar submitted his resignation from the party membership and all posts to national president Mallikarjun Kharge. No reason was mentioned in his resignation, a copy of which HT has.

Jhajjar MLA Geeta Bhukkal on Tuesday indicated that the Naraingarh MLA Shalley Chaudhary, wife of Ram Kishan Gujjar, was allegedly involved in cross-voting. However,...