Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and party founder Azam Khan resigned from the Lok Sabha.

Akhilesh Yadav handed over his resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Akhilesh Yadav and Azam Khan resigned from the Lower House after winning the recently held Uttar Pradesh elections from the Karhal and Rampur Assembly seats respectively. Both the leaders have apparently decided to retain their Assembly seats in a bid to give a boost to the party in Uttar Pradesh.