<p>Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has resigned from the Union Cabinet. Naqvi's Rajya Sabha term is all set to end on July 7. Naqvi wasn't given a Rajya ticket as several members were elected to the upper house from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.</p>
<p>With Rajya Sabha term of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi ending on Thursday, BJP will have no Muslim MP among its 395 Members of Parliament.</p>
<p>Further, Union Steel Minister RCP Singh's Rajya Sabha term will also end on July 7. Singh, who comes from an ally party in Bihar, JD(U), had sworn in as a minister in the Modi government a year ago. However, in the recent announcement of the Rajya Sabha tickets, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar denied Singh's election to the Rajya Sabha.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, PM Narendra Modi reportedly lauded Naqvi's work during the Cabinet meeting.</p>
<p><em><strong>With inputs from Agencies</strong></em></p><p>
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