Akhilesh Yadav meets governor, submits resignation

DN Bureau

The governor has accepted his resignation and has asked him to continue till further arrangements.

Akhilesh Yadav submits his resignation to governor Ram Naik
Akhilesh Yadav submits his resignation to governor Ram Naik


Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday tendered his resignation to governor Ram Naik after his Samjawadi Party's massive defeat in assembly polls.

The governor has accepted his resignation and has asked him to continue till further arrangements, a Raj Bhawan spokesman said.

Soon after accepting defeat at a hurriedly convened press conference, Akhilesh proceeded to Raj Bhawan to put in his papers.

Earlier while addressing media, he had stated that he will review the performace of his party booth-wise to find out the reasons of defeat and stressed that perhaps the people voted for more development. (PTI)
 










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