Senior Congress leader in Maharashtra and former leader of opposition in Legislative Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Tuesday submitted his resignation as a member of the Lower House. The development comes amid reports that he will be joining the BJP along with some Congress MLAs and may be inducted in the Devendra Fadnavis-led state ministry.

Maharashtra Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil resigns as MLA, submits his resignation to Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/g8rE9Y43fa

— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2019

Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on his resignation as Congress MLA: I didn't even campaign for the party during Lok Sabha elections. I don't doubt High Command, they had given me an opportunity by making me the Leader of Opposition. I tried to do good work but situation made me resign. pic.twitter.com/XPOuWvv07M

— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2019

Vikhe Patil's son Sujay Vikhe Patil had switched to BJP from Congress before Lok Sabha Polls. He won with a margin of 2.81 lakh votes from Ahmednagar Lok Sabha constituency. Vikhe Patil had quit as Leader of Opposition in March, days after his son joined the BJP. The Congress leader submitted his resignation as an MLA to Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagade at his office here, an official said.