India, Oct. 14 -- In a surprising move, Union Minister of State L Murugan resigned from the Modi Government on Tuesday, saying he wanted to return to Tamil Nadu to strengthen the BJP in the state, sparking speculation about an imminent reshuffle of the Council of Ministers.

This was the third resignation of a Minister of State (MoS) from the Council of Ministers after George Kurian and Ravneet Singh Bittu, who quit in June and July, respectively, after they were not renominated for Rajya Sabha elections by the BJP.

Murugan has been a member of the Rajya Sabha since September 2021 and was re-elected to the Upper House in April 2024 from Madhya Pradesh.

His tenure ends in April 2030. The minister said he wants to resign his Rajya Sabha s...