India, May 6 -- Canadian leader Jagmeet Singh's tenure as chief of the New Democratic Party (NDP) formally came to an end on Monday evening after the party chose MP Don Davies as the interim leader.

The announcement followed a meeting of the NDP national council after consultation with its caucus.

Singh became the NDP leader in October 2017, the first person of colour to head a Federal party in Canada.

However, he led his party to a historic rout in the April 28 Federal election, as it could only manage just seven seats and approximately 6% vote share, down from 25 in the 2021 election with an over 18% backing.

Singh faced personal humiliation at the hustings, as he came third in the riding of Burnaby Central in British Columbia, behi...