India, Aug. 28 -- For the second time in two years, Karnataka minister B Nagendra resigned from the state Cabinet on Friday amid the opposition heat over his alleged involvement in the Rs 89 crore Valmiki Corporation scam.

His move came hours after Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who re-induced the Ballary rural MLA in a cabinet expansion on August 3, said that he had left the decision on the matter with his junio colleague.

Shortly after his arrival from Delhi, Nagendra announced his resignation as Planning and Statistics Minister, 25 days after being re-inducted.

Opposition BJP, which along with ally JD(S), has been demanding for his sacking eversince he made his way back into the Cabinet, described his stepping down as a "victory," an...