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Jammu, Oct 10 (PTI) The National Conference suffered a major setback in Jammu as two prominent leaders Devender Rana and Surjit Singh Slathia resigned from the party on Sunday.
They are likely to join the BJP in Delhi on Monday.
"Dr Farooq Abdullah has received & accepted the resignations of Mr Salathia & Mr Rana.
No further action or comment is deemed necessary," a National Conference spokesman tweeted.
Rana, who was NC’s provincial president of the Jammu region, also announced the decision to quit the National Conference during a brief interaction with media persons outside his house here, ending over week-long speculation about him leaving his party and joining the BJP.
“I along with (senior party colleague and former minister) S S Slathia resigned from the basic membership of the National Conference,” he told reporters.