Himachal Pradesh\u2019s Vikramaditya Singh resigned as public works minister on Wednesday, amid the brewing discontent over chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhus\u2019s leadership. Speaking to the media in a press conference Singh said all he would like to say is that under the current circumstances, it is not correct for him to continue as a part of the government. As a result he has decided that he will be resigning from the council of ministers. He said he will have video conferencing consultations with his people and will then decide about his future course of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singh\u2019s resignation comes a day after 6 Congress MLAs cross-voted in Rajya Sabha elections which resulted in an embarrassing defeat of party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. The cross voting in the Rajya Sabha elections and the resignation of Vikramaditya Singh have brought the rift between the factions loyal to chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and state unit chief Pratibha Singh out in the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n