India, June 30 -- Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA T Raja Singh on Monday resigned from his party amid a leadership tussle in the Telangana unit of the party.

The decision came shortly after media reports suggested that N Ramchander Rao is set to be the new president of BJP's Telangana unit.

The BJP MLA, in a letter addressed to G Kishan Reddy, President of BJP Telangana unit, said that the decision to appoint Ramchander Rao as the BJP state president came as a 'shock and disappointment' to him.

"As per media reports, Shri Ramchander Rao is set to be appointed as the new BJP State President for Telangana. This decision has come as a shock and disappointment, not just to me, but to lakhs of Karyakartas, leaders, and voters who...