Former chief Nand Kumar Sai quit the BJP

He alleged BJP leaders were trying to tarnish his image by levelling false allegations...

Chhattisgarh: Former chief Nand Kumar Sai has quit the Bhartiya Janta party (BJP) ended his over four-decades association with it ahead of the assembly election in the state due later this year.

Sai alleged in his resignation letter, BJP leaders were trying to tarnish his image by levelling false allegations against him. 

Sai, 77, a two-time Member of Parliament and three-time assembly member, also served as BJP’s Madhya Pradesh chief before Chhattisgarh’s creation in 2000.

Sai also served as the first leader of the opposition in Chhattisgarh after the state's formation. In 2017 he was appointed National Commission for Scheduled Tribes head.

Chhattisgarh BJP chief Arun Sao said that they would try to address Sai’s misunderstanding.

Ruling Congress leader Sushil Anand Shukla accused the BJP of neglecting tribals, which Sai could not come to terms with.