Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and RCP Singh resign as Union ministers as their RS mandates come to an end

Senior BJP official Naqvi also serves as the Rajya Sabha's deputy leader. Singh is a JD(U) quota minister in the Modi Cabinet.

Digital Desk: A day before their tenure in the Rajya Sabha was about to end, Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and RCP Singh announced their resignations on Wednesday. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, reportedly received resignation letters from the Union ministers.

According to a PTI report, earlier in the day during the cabinet meeting, Modi praised Singh and Naqvi for their contributions to the nation throughout their terms as ministers, thus implying that it was their last cabinet meeting.

Both ministers resigned as required by the constitution on Thursday, when their terms as Rajya Sabha MPs were slated to expire. As of Friday, they would no longer be members of parliament.

Senior BJP official Naqvi also serves as the Rajya Sabha's deputy leader. Singh is a JD(U) quota minister in the Modi Cabinet.

A BJP spokeswoman refuted accusations that the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) attended the party's national executive meeting in Hyderabad over the weekend, but according to a report from HT, Singh may join the party in three to four months.

Singh's continued appointment as a minister was questioned when the JD(U) failed to nominate him for the Rajya Sabha in May amid rumours of his potential BJP defection.