India, April 29 -- Indo-Canadian leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Jagmeet Singh, announced his intent to resign from his post on a night that also saw him lose his own riding of Burnaby Central in British Columbia.

It was a terrible outcome for Singh personally, as he finished third in the constituency with less than 19 percent of the vote share, trailing both the Liberal Party's Wade Chang and the Conservative Party's James Yan, each of whom were thousands of ballots ahead of him.

He also led his party to a devastating defeat, with the NDP on track to win just seven seats-losing 18 compared to the results of the 2021 federal election. It wasn't just a bruising night for the NDP; it also meant the party was likely to lose its o...