Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 27 (HBTV): Amid speculation of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party MLA and leader Manoj Kumar Pandey resigned from the post of Samajwadi Party Chief Whip. 

"I have requested the party chief to accept my resignation from the post of Chief Whip," said Manoj Kumar Pandey when he was going to meet Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh. 

After his meeting with the SP MLA the UP Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh said the MLA was a supporter of Sanatan Dharma. 

‘Manoj Pandey has always been a supporter of Sanatan Dharma, he has been giving equal statements on this issue inside and outside the House. That's why he was unhappy there and when the proposal came for the darshan of Ram, he wanted everyone to go for darshan,’ Dayashankar Singh said.    

Earlier, another Samajwadi Party MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh indicated he would vote against the party. He said to ‘listen to the voice of his inner soul’ before casting his vote. 

‘I'm not angry with anyone. I will vote according to the voice of inner soul,’ said Rakesh Pratap Singh.    

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for brevity and clarity.