Hyderabad, June 27 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Botad in Gujarat's Saurashtra region, Umesh Makwana, resigned from all party positions on Thursday, June 26, citing caste-based discrimination.

A member of the Koli community, classified under the Other Backwards Class (OBC) category, Makwana made the announcement during a press conference in Gandhinagar, accusing the party of favouring the "swarna samaj" (upper castes) in key appointments.

OBC leaders used only as 'vote banks,' says Makwana

He alleged that AAP had failed to support backwards communities and used OBC leaders merely as "vote banks" during elections. "When elections come, backward or OBC communities are used only as vote banks. The leaders of the Koli community are use...