RS election: Chidambaram resigns from Maharashtra seat after being elected from Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI: P Chidambaram, a senior Congress leader resigned from his Maharashtra Rajya Sabha seat on Thursday following his re-election to the upper house from his home state of Tamil Nadu.

Chidambaram was among the 41 winners elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month.

"Following my election to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Tamil Nadu, I am required to resign my seat from the state of Maharashtra. Accordingly, today I tendered my resignation from the seat from the state of Maharashtra," Chidambaram said in a tweet.

"The Hon'ble Chairman of the Rajya Sabha has accepted my resignation," the former Union minister said in another tweet.

He further added that he was "honoured to represent the state of Maharashtra. I wish the people of Maharashtra the very best in the future, peace and prosperity."

Chidambaram was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2016 from Maharashtra. His term was going to end on July 4 this year.

With inputs from PTI