India, July 11 -- The BJP on Friday accepted the resignation of Telangana MLA T Raja Singh from the primary membership of the party.

In a letter to Raja Singh, BJP national general secretary Arun Singh informed the leader that party national president JP Nadda had accepted his resignation. However, the BJP has rejected the reasons for quitting that the MLA cited in the resignation letter.

"The aforesaid letter has been brought to the notice of Hon'ble National President Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda ji. The contents mentioned by you are irrelevant and do not match the functioning, ideology and principles of the party," the BJP's letter to the MLA read.

The party, however, accepted Raja Singh's resignation with 'immediate effect'.

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