<p>Former BJP leader Babul Supriyo formally resigned as an MP on Tuesday, a month after he quit the party to join the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC.</p>.<p>Supriyo thanked the BJP leadership for the confidence they had shown in him.</p>.<p>"My heart is heavy as I had began my political career with the BJP. I thank the PM, party chief, and Amit Shah. They showed confidence in me. I had left politics wholeheartedly. I thought that if I am not a part of the party, I should not keep any seat for myself," he said after meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/bjps-bengal-unit-was-completely-in-dark-about-babul-supriyos-exit-plans-1034048.html" target="_blank">BJP's Bengal unit was completely in dark about Babul Supriyo's exit plans</a></strong></p>.<p>The development comes after the two-term MP from West Bengal's Asansol had on September 20 -- two days after joining the state's ruling Trinamool Congress party -- written to Birla, seeking a "brief" appointment with him to formally resign as a member of the House.</p>.<p>The singer-turned-politician has repeatedly stressed that he did not want to continue as an MP since he was no longer a member of the party for which he won the seat.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong> </p>
<p>Former BJP leader Babul Supriyo formally resigned as an MP on Tuesday, a month after he quit the party to join the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC.</p>.<p>Supriyo thanked the BJP leadership for the confidence they had shown in him.</p>.<p>"My heart is heavy as I had began my political career with the BJP. I thank the PM, party chief, and Amit Shah. They showed confidence in me. I had left politics wholeheartedly. I thought that if I am not a part of the party, I should not keep any seat for myself," he said after meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/bjps-bengal-unit-was-completely-in-dark-about-babul-supriyos-exit-plans-1034048.html" target="_blank">BJP's Bengal unit was completely in dark about Babul Supriyo's exit plans</a></strong></p>.<p>The development comes after the two-term MP from West Bengal's Asansol had on September 20 -- two days after joining the state's ruling Trinamool Congress party -- written to Birla, seeking a "brief" appointment with him to formally resign as a member of the House.</p>.<p>The singer-turned-politician has repeatedly stressed that he did not want to continue as an MP since he was no longer a member of the party for which he won the seat.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong> </p>